Herman Loeffel Collection

Collection — Box: 2612, Folder: 001

Identifier: 2007.045

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains two copies of an article on Loeffel’s life and career and one damaged cabinet card photograph of Loeffel.

Dates

Creation: circa 1920, circa 1970

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Herman Loeffel emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1890. Loeffel was a stonemason, and he worked his way across the country until he reached St. Louis, where his cousin lived. Loeffel settled in Missouri and began a family. He eventually settled in Cape Girardeau, where Loeffel ran a successful business. While working in Cape, Loeffel built a number of striking stone structures, including his own home, the Centenary Methodist Church, several buildings on Southeast Missouri State University’s campus, and many others.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photograph (damaged) of Herman Loeffel, and a newspaper article (2 copies) on the life of Loeffel, a German stone mason who immigrated to Southeast Missouri in the late 19th century and built many stone structures in Cape Girardeau.

Provenance

Donated by Ms. Lucinda Swatzell, current resident of Herman Loeffel’s home. She found the materials in her home, which had been left there by the former residents.