Lorentz Schmidt

At the age of 17 Schmidt suffered an injury which made physical labor impossible, but he was able to continue his education.

He attended Kansas State Normal School and the University of Illinois, graduating from the latter in 1913 with a BS in architecture.

After two years working for Holabird & Roche and other architects in Chicago, Schmidt moved to Wichita in 1915, where he established an independent office.

Shortly after he established his practice, he began the organized effort to get an architectural registration law passed in Kansas.

Works of the successor firm include the current Wichita City Hall, completed in 1975.

[10] Many Wichita and Kansas architects, most notably Glen H. Thomas, were trained in Schmidt's office.

The C. M. Jackson house in Wichita, designed by Lorentz Schmidt & Company and completed in 1924.
The Brown Building in Wichita, designed by Schmidt, Boucher & Overend and completed in 1927.
The Ellis-Singleton Building in Wichita, designed by Schmidt, Boucher & Overend and completed in 1929.
Pioneer Hall of Kansas Wesleyan University , designed by Schmidt, Boucher & Overend and completed in 1930.