Local News Cole County History: The city that Wallau built When Henry Wallau arrived in Jefferson City from Alsbach, Germany, in 1882, he immediately found work under prolific builder Fred Binder. by Michelle Brooks, For the News Tribune Jul. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm Courtesy of St. Peter’s Catholic Church archivesHenry J. Wallau When Henry Wallau arrived in Jefferson City from Alsbach, Germany, in 1882, he immediately found work under prolific builder Fred Binder. Similarly, Binder had been taken under the wing of early German builder Anton Moeller, whose notable works included Fred Knaup's City Hotel and Frank Schmidt's Madison Hotel. Binder, a member of the Central Evangelical Church, was building the existing St. Peter Church, where Wallau first worked in Jefferson City. Being a member of the parish, Wallau later received the contracts for the school and St. Peter Hall and St. Mary's Hospital.