Walter W. Ahlschlager
Walter William Ahlschlager | |
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| Born | July 19, 1887 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1965 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Lewis Institute, Armour Institute, Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Jennie Ahlschlager[1] |
| Children | Walter Ahlschlager Junior |
Walter William Ahlschlager (July 19, 1887 – March 28, 1965) was a 20th-century American architect. After living in Chicago for many years, he established an office in Dallas in 1940. He died on March 28, 1965 in Dallas.[2][3][4]
Noted designs
- Davis Theater, Chicago (1918)[citation needed]
- Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago on the North Side of the city (1920)
- Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown Chicago (1921)
- Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926)
- Uptown Broadway Building, Uptown Chicago (1926)
- The fieldhouses at several Chicago public parks including Riis Park, Simons Park and Kelvyn Park
- Roxy Theatre, New York City (1927)
- Irvin Cobb Hotel, Paducah, Kentucky (1929)
- Medinah Athletic Club (now InterContinental Chicago), Chicago (1929)
- Beacon Hotel and Theatre, Manhattan, New York (1929)
- Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (1930)
- City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1931)
- Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas (1943)
- Wichita Plaza Building, Wichita, Kansas (1962)
- The Wedgwood in Castle Hills, Texas, an enclave city southwest of New Braunfels (1965)[5]
Personal life
Ahlschlager was born to John and Louise Ahlschlager, German Jews, and had one sister named Ella. John Ahlschlager and his brother, Frederick, were both prominent architects in Chicago.[6]
References
- ^ "Walter W Ahlschlager in the 1940 Census". ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Walter W. Ahlschlager". thechicagoloop.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "The Work of Walter W. Ahlschlager from American Builder Magazine, 1921" (PDF). Compass Rose. compassrose.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "WALTER W. AHLSCHLAGER BIO". in.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Maria Watson; McGlone, Ann Benson (2017). "The Wedgwood - National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). National Park Service. 100000669.
- ^ "Chicago’s Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism." Julia Bachrach Consulting, LLC. Published February 1, 2018. Accessed July 8, 2020.
External links
- Article on Work of Walter Ahlschlager
- Partial list of Ahlschlager-designed theaters at Cinema Treasures
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