Everardus Joannes (Evert) Margry (Harderwijk, Dec. 28, 1841 - Rotterdam, Aug. 8, 1891) was one of the most important architects of neo-Gothic architecture in the Netherlands. He was a pupil of P.J.H. Cuypers and did his master's thesis before him as superintendent of the construction of the St. Dominic Church in Alkmaar. Evert Margry designed mainly churches, presbyteries, schools, monasteries, institutions, etc. In addition, he restored some important medieval monuments. He is also the best-known representative of the various architects and urban planners in the Margry family. Biography Margry was the son of a kastelein/merchant. After high school, following the example of his older brother Jan, he studied architecture at the drawing school in Amsterdam. Through the society Architectura et Amicitia and the Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Bouwkunst he became familiar with the building world and met the then already famous architect P.J.H. Cuypers. As an apprentice in his office, Margry had the opportunity to learn about the new Gothic architecture. At the conclusion of his apprenticeship, as a 22-year-old, he received independent supervision of the construction (1864-1866) of Cuypers' St. Dominic Church in Alkmaar. In 1865, Evert established his own architectural firm in Rotterdam. There he built his first church that same year: St. Antonius aan het Boschje. This church was later destroyed by the 1940 bombing. Evert's field of work was initially limited mainly to the province of South Holland. From 1880 he worked together with his younger brother Albert Margry and, with regard to furnishing and decoration, with Jos. M. Snickers. Since the latter was a close relative of the bishop of Haarlem (1877-1883) and later archbishop of Utrecht (1883-1895), the firm may have been able to acquire commissions more easily from this point on. Margry died in 1891 at the age of 49. The firm was continued by his brother Albert and Snickers, who left the firm again in 1908. The literature has differed in its assessment of Evert Margry's oeuvre, including the various churches. Eugen Gugel wrote in his handbook, "Virtually all his churches are in an early Gothic style, with a tendency for particularly ornate proportions bordering on sparseness, designed and erected of fired stone, with application of natural stone for moldings and finer details." Rosenberg expressed more negative views in his 1972 survey, when appreciation of neo-Gothic architecture was at an all-time low. Meanwhile, most of Evert Margry's preserved churches have been declared national monuments.