Schmoock, August C. (1864-1931)

SCHMOOCK

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Date: 9/22/2019 at 21:07:47

August Claude Schmoock
Aug 3, 1864 - Oct 16, 1931

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.362, NOTE: should have been listed at A.C., not B.C.)
B.C. SCHMOOCK, architect and superin tendent of building, came to Council Bluffs in March 1889 and opened an office in rooms 3 and 4, Marcus Block, and in August following, he established an office also in Hunt's block, South Omaha. He has erected some very fine buildings, among which we may mention the double residences of Mrs. S.A. STILLMAN, and the residences of O.W. BUTTS, L. HEBDRICKS, C.L. GILLETTE, M. CALLAHAN, J. STROCK, Mrs. E. WEGENER's block, Porter Bros.' fruit warehouses, the residence of C.M. HUNT in South Omaha, the cottages of J.L. PAXTON, the residence of P. COCKRELL, South Omaha, and William KELLY, etc.

Mr. SCHMOOCK was born in Detroit, Michigan, August 3, 1864, son of William and Louisa (OTTO) SCHMOOCK, natives of Germany who are still residents of Detroit. He was reared in that city. For two years, he studied drawing under the instruction of Mr. MELCHERS, the sculptor of Detroit, and while in that city he made the charts for the school statistics and institutions of the State of Michigan, which were exhibited at the New Orleans exposition in 1884, and are now in the State library at Lansing, Michigan. He was only 19 years of age when he drew these charts. He spent five years in the office of Hess & Racemen, architects and superintendents in Detroit.

In July 1888, he came to Council Bluffs. He is a Democrat in his politics, is a member of the I.O.O.F., and is destined to make his mark in the business circles of this city.