Walter W. Ahlschlager
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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.[1][2][3]
Noted designs
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- 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)[4]
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.[5]
References
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- ↑ "Chicago’s Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism." Julia Bachrach Consulting, LLC. Published February 1, 2018. Accessed July 8, 2020.
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