death_place death_date nationality birth_date significant_buildings article_title name
betterton , maryland may 7 , 1917 united states october 4 , 1845 brown 's arcade henry f. brauns
 henry f. brauns
henry f. brauns

henry f. brauns -lrb- october 4 , 1845 -- may 7 , 1917 -rrb- was an architect based in baltimore , maryland , usa .
he was a son of ferdinand l. and henrietta brauns and was one of ten brothers and sisters .
among his brothers were rev. f.w. brauns a presbyterian minister , ferdinand l. brauns an accountant of local repute .
he started his practice at the age of 18 .
he was a charter member of the baltimore chapter of the archaeological institute of america in december 1870 .
many of brauns 's known works were industrial buildings , most of which are now destroyed , and various buildings for baltimore city 's water and sewer works .
among these was the mount royal pumping station at the corner of north avenue and mcmechen street in baltimore , designs of which were completed in 1897 .
in keeping with the times , these structures were highly ornamental .
in summer 1894 , he completed design of the pratt street power-house for the city and suburban railway company in baltimore .
he also designed the romanesque revival tower and facade of holy cross polish national catholic church in 1902 .
brauns interest and expertise in public work led him to champion `` the latest and best methods of school building architecture '' , as paraphrased by the `` baltimore sun '' coverage of a symposium november 12 , 1898 , in easton , maryland , where he presented and participated .
he died in 1917 at the summer resort of betterton , maryland , and is buried in lorraine park cemetery with his wife , isabella stewart , and five other family members rather than at the family lot in greenmount cemetery in baltimore .
emilia brauns , his last surviving sibling , died after him on august 6 , 1917 .
