Claire Allen
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Claire Allen (July 29, 1853 – December 22, 1942) was an American architect prominent in southern Michigan in the early twentieth century, and best known for designing several county courthouses. He was considered a "master regional architect".[1]
Claire Allen | |
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Born | (1853-07-29)29 July 1853 |
Died | 22 December 1942(1942-12-22) (aged 89) Jackson, Michigan, United States |
Occupation | Architect |
Allen moved to Jackson as a young man, and practiced architecture there for 52 years. He established the architectural firm of Claire Allen & Sons. Some 100 structures are attributed to him.[1] His firm designed numerous examples of American neoclassical architecture and colonial revival buildings in Michigan and Iowa, but had a range that encompassed Beaux-Arts Classical and Jacobean Revival styles as well.[1]