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".

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. 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.

Works

Some buildings designed by Allen include:

Maps

• Claire Allen Buildings in Chelsea, Michigan
• Claire Allen Buildings in Jackson, Michigan
• Claire Allen Buildings in Michigan
• Claire Allen Buildings in Iowa

External links

Photos

• Photos

Books

• Buildings in Jackson
• Buildings of Michigan
• Ionia County, Michigan
• Illustrations of a few public and private buildings, the work of Claire Allen, architect.
• Our Hometown: America's History, As Seen Through the Eyes of a Midwestern Village
• Lansing
• Traveling Through Time
• The wondrous works of Claire Allen, architect

Web Articles

• Information about Claire Allen
• Jackson Downtown Survey - pdf
• Grand Ledge History

References