Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walter
Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walter or Walther (1734–1802) was a Baltic German architect, working in Tartu where he produced a number of buildings including Tartu Town Hall.
Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1734 |
| Died | 1802 |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
Tartu Town Hall from the collection of Johann Christoph Brotze.
Life
Walter was born in Rostock in 1734. He moved to Tartu in what is now Estonia where he was a master builder. Following the Great Fire of Tartu in 1775 he designed Tartu Town Hall and the Von Bock House in the centre of the city.[1]
Walter was buried in Tartu on 2 April 1802.
References
- Phenomenological Alma Mater. Borders of the Visible and the Invisible in Heritage Protection, Juban Maiste, 2009, p.195, Tartu University, utlib.ee, retrieved 30 December 2013
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