Fredrik Olaus Lindström [SEP] occupation
Fredrik Olaus Lindström
Fredrik Olaus Lindström (21 March 1847–6 November 1919) was a Swedish architect and artist.
Life.
Lindström was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1865–1873. He worked as an architect in Stockholm 1876-1888, in Umeå as a city architect in 1888–1893, in Gävle in 1893–1897, then again in Stockholm. He was hired as city architect in Umeå to lead the rebuilding of the town after the great fire in 1888. There he
smooth Empire style, had a richer range upstairs.
History Third town hall New design.
Umeå had an economic boom around the mid-19th century and the public buildings received much needed renovation. The town hall was fitted with white painted panelling and the facade had six Dorian colossal pilasters. In 1880 a telegraph station was moved to the town hall.
History Current Town Hall.
Fredrik Olaus Lindström – whom in 1889-90 created the blueprints for Umeå City Church - was also commissioned to design the new town hall. Lindström was