Georg August Lerch

He was the son of the Master bricklayer, Johann Philipp Lerch (1762–1800), and his wife, Maria Magdalena, née Schneider.

After 1836, he served as a Master Builder for the court and the military and, only one year later, became the Oberbaurat (Senior Building Officer) and Oberbaudirektor (Head of Construction).

In 1844, Grand Duke Louis II awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous.

Among his most familiar designs are the hall of the casino in Giessen, and St. Paul's Parish Church in Offenbach am Main.

Together with Georg Moller, he converted Prince Christian's Palace, on the Luisenplatz [de], into the seat of the legislature.