Firm History

Esterly, Schneider & Associates and their consultants provide complete architectural services, fuctional programming, land/master planning, engineering, interior design and landscape architecture.

A.C. Esterly, AIA, founded the firm in 1947 and continued the practice with his associates until the present firm of Esterly, Schneider & Associates was formed in 1985 with managing partners, A.C. Esterly, Craig A. Schneider and Mary M. Arnold. Mr. Esterly remained active in the firm until his death in 1988. Since that time, the Firm has continued to remain active in the Midwest providing architectural leadership in financial institutions, commercial, medical, governmental, educational and industrial facilities.

Our goal for each of our clients is complete architectural analysis and design, project budgeting of cost and time and quality in project construction. Through these goals Esterly, Schneider & Associates responds to today's challenge of environmental harmony, energy conservation and architectural design. Also, because of the size of our firm, the principals are involved in all aspects of the design from the very beginning.