Christopher Werner | |
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 ca 1850 | |
| Born | April 13, 1805 |
| Died | June 10, 1875 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | St. Laurence cemetery (Roman Catholic) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Nationality | Prussian, American |
| Known for | wrought iron designs |
| Spouse | Isabella Hanna |
| Children | 6 |
Christopher W. Werner (1805–1875) was a nineteenth-century wrought iron manufacturer, artisan, and entrepreneur based in Charleston, South Carolina, US. He was one of three noted German-American ironworkers in Charleston, who created most of its high-quality wrought iron. He had immigrated from Prussia in his late 20s, already an accomplished businessman. In Charleston he married a young woman from England, another immigrant, and they had a family.
Werner is known for crafting the "Iron Palmetto", dedicated to South Carolina's Palmetto Regiment that fought in the Mexican–American War. Erected in 1853, it is the oldest monument on the grounds of the state Capitol. He was highly influential, completing high-quality iron design and manufacture in Charleston and throughout the state, including gates, architectural ornamentation, and balconies.[1]