Walter W. Ahlschlager

Walter William Ahlschlager
Born	(1887-07-19)July 19, 1887 Chicago, IL
Died	March 28, 1965(1965-03-28) (aged 77) Dallas, TX
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 being located in Chicago for many years, he established his office in Dallas, Texas, in 1940. He died in Dallas.[2][3][4]

Noted designs

• Davis Theater, Chicago, Illinois (1918)^[citation needed]
• Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago (1920)
• Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (1921)
• Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926)
• Uptown Broadway Building, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (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, Illinois (1929)
• Beacon Hotel and Theatre, New York City (1929)
• Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (1930)
• City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1931)
• Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas, Texas (1943)
• Wichita Plaza Building, Wichita, Kansas (1962)
• The Wedgwood, Castle Hills, Texas (1965)[5]

Personal life

Ahlschlager was born to German Jews John and Louise Ahlschlager and had one sister named Ella. John Ahlschlager and his brother, Frederick, were both "prominent local [Chicago] architects."[6]

References

1. "Walter W Ahlschlager in the 1940 Census". ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Walter W. Ahlschlager". thechicagoloop.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
3. "The Work of Walter W. Ahlschlager from American Builder Magazine, 1921" (PDF). Compass Rose. compassrose.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "WALTER W. AHLSCHLAGER BIO". in.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
5. Pfeiffer, Maria Watson; McGlone, Ann Benson (2017). "The Wedgwood - National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). National Park Service. 100000669.
6. "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