Masqueray, E. L. (Emmanuel Louis), 1861-1917

Masqueray was born in Dieppe, France and studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, 1879-1884. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1887, and worked for Carrere & Hastings for five years, when he joined Richard Morris Hunt's firm and designed Vanderbilt's "The Breakers" in Newport, R.I. Masqueray joined the Warren & Wetmore office in 1897, but left that in 1901 for appointment of Chief of Design of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. In 1904, Masqueray was asked by Archbishop John Ireland to come to St. Paul to design a new cathedral for the city. Masqueray remained in St. Paul from 1905 until his death in 1917. He designed about two dozen Catholic and Protestant churches in the Upper Midwest and three more cathedrals (including Wichita, KS and Sioux Falls, SD), several parochial Catholic schools, and a few residences.

From the description of Emmanuel Louis Masqueray collection, 1892-1912. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291526

Emmanuel Louis Masqueray was born in Dieppe, France, on September 10, 1861. He studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1879 to 1884, receiving several awards for his designs. He immigrated to the United States in 1887 to work for the firm of Carrere & Hastings in New York City. Five years later, he joined the office of Richard Morris Hunt, where he helped design many notable buildings including the Breakers for William Vanderbilt in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1897 he left the Hunt office to work for Warren & Wetmore, also in New York City. Four years later he was appointed Chief of Design at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, a position he held for three years. He resigned shortly after the fair opened in 1904 and was asked by Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul to come to Minnesota and design a new cathedral for the city.

Masqueray arrived in St. Paul in 1905 and remained there until his death. He designed about two dozen parish churches for Catholic and Protestant congregations in the Upper Midwest as well as three more cathedrals, of which two were built in Wichita, Kansas, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He also designed a few residences and several parochial schools, all for the Catholic archdiocese of St. Paul. Masqueray died in St. Paul on May 26, 1917.

From the guide to the Emmanuel Louis Masqueray collection, 1882-1916, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa])