Lewis W Haverkamp

• American

Very little is known about the life of Lewis W Haverkamp. During the early 1910s, Haverkamp served as a draftsman in the offices of architects Louis Curtiss and Herman J Stroeh. Curtiss, in particular, was a forerunner in the use of structural concrete and it is likely that while working with Curtiss, Haverkamp became familiar with its advantages, including the large open floor slabs and curtain walls this material allowed. By 1915, Haverkamp achieved the title of architect and practiced in the Curtiss Building at 1118 McGee Street. Later in the decade, he practiced from his home at 3233 Brooklyn Avenue where he designed the Greenlease Cadillac Building. After 1918, Haverkamp no longer appeared in Kansas City directories and no additional buildings are attributed to him. - NRHP, 28 April 2003