Edmund R. Krause
Introduction
**Edmund R. Krause** (August 15, 1859 \- July 2, 1935\) was an architect in [Chicago, Illinois](/wiki/Chicago "Chicago"). Krause was born in [Thorn](/wiki/Thorn%2C_Germany "Thorn, Germany") in the [German Empire](/wiki/German_Empire "German Empire") and moved to Chicago in 1885\.

He married Lara A. Faber in 1887 and married Katherine Davis in 1891, becoming parents to Edmund F. and Lydia F. in the latter marriage. It is not known whether his first wife died or they divorced. Apart from a short partnership with Frederick W. Perkins in 1896, he mostly worked as a sole practitioner. He lived in Edgewater, including a lengthy stay at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, and for six years in Evanston.

[thumb\|Blue Island Village Hall in [Blue Island, Illinois](/wiki/Blue_Island%2C_Illinois "Blue Island, Illinois")](/wiki/File:Blue_Island_Village_Hall.JPG "Blue Island Village Hall.JPG")
He designed buildings for [E. J. Lehman](/wiki/E._J._Lehman "E. J. Lehman") and Fair Department Store. A photograph of the Chicago home he designed and lived in at 425 W. Saint James Pl. is held in the [Art Institute of Chicago](/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago "Art Institute of Chicago")'s library archives.

Krause designed several buildings in Chicago's [Surf\-Pine Grove District](/wiki/Surf-Pine_Grove_District "Surf-Pine Grove District") which was designated a [Chicago Landmark](/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Landmarks "List of Chicago Landmarks") in 2007\.


Who were the wives of Edmund R. Krause?