Albert Olszewski Von Herbulis

Albert Olszewski Von Hurbulis was an architect who practiced in Washington, D.C., who is best known for having designed the Cathedral of St. Helena in Helena, Montana.

Early life and education

Von Herbulis was born at Budapest, Hungary, in 1860. He graduated from the Military Academy of Vienna and the Polytechnic University of Vienna, after which he migrated to the United States.

Career in America

Von Herbulis emigrated to the United States sometime after 1885. He practiced architecture for a short time in Scranton, Pennsylvania, after which he moved to Washington, D.C. The Roman Catholic Church was his primary client, engaging him to design numerous ecclesiastical and educational buildings. In 1904, he received a major commission from the Catholic Diocese of Ottawa to design a new campus plan, a scheme that included eight new buildings, of which only the Arts and Sciences Building was built. Von Herbulis also designed the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Helena, Montana, the Holy Angels Roman Catholic Academy & School, Buffalo, N.Y., and Ryan Hall at Georgetown University. He died on 14 April 1928.

Architectural works

• St. Ann's Academy, Tenleytown, Washington, D.C. (1903).
• Ryan Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1903).
• Marist College, Savannah and Second Streets, Washington D.C. (built 1903-1904).
• Columbia Schoolhouse, Columbia Pike, Columbia Heights, Virginia (dedicated 1904).
• Immaculata Seminary, American University Tenley Campus, Washington, D.C. (1904)
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 8th and B Streets, SE, Washington, D.C. (cornerstone laid 1904).
• Arts and Science Building, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (1904-1905).
• St. Peter's R.C. Church, Barclay Street, New York, Restoration (1904-1905).
• St. Joseph's R.C. College, West End, Cincinnati, Ohio (built about 1905).
• St. Mary's R.C. Church, Helena, Montana (built 1908).
• St. Charles Hall, Mount St. Charles College, now Carroll College, Helena, Montana (built 1909).
• Cathedral School, Helena, Montana (built 1909; demolished about 2008).
• Convent of Perpetual Adoration/Blessed Sacrament Academy in Birmingham, Alabama (built 1911-1913).
• The Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, Montana (built 1908-1914).
• The Pensacola Hospital, Pensacola, Florida (1915).
• Arts and Science Building (additions), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (1922).

• The Evening Star, June 11, 1904.
• The Evening Star, October 6, 1904.