[3] He emigrated to the United States in 1834, spent time in New York City and New Orleans, and settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 1837.

[1][3][5] He also designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Dolors (now known as St. Mary's Catholic Church), the now-demolished Italianate-style Adelphi Theater, the Greek Revival-style Medical Department and the Gothic Revival-style Literary Department at the University of Nashville, and the Italianate-style Belmont Mansion.

[1][3][5][7] He also designed the Giles County Courthouse in Pulaski, Tennessee, St. John's College in Little Rock, Arkansas and the Arkansas Masonic School, the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama and the Courtland Presbyterian Church in Courtland Alabama.

"[2] Residing in the city, Heiman also was a freemason as member of the local Cumberland Lodge No 8.

[10] Heiman served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.