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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.


Noted designs

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Davis Theater The Davis Theater, originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run movie theater located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent fi ...
, Chicago, Illinois (1918) *Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago (1920) * Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (1921) * Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926) *
Uptown Broadway Building The Uptown Broadway Building is a historic three-story building at 4703–4715 North Broadway in Uptown, Chicago.Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (1926) *The fieldhouses at several Chicago public parks, including Riis Park,
Simons Park Simons Park is a municipal park located at 1640 N. Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park community of West Side, Chicago, Illinois. It is administered by the Chicago Park District, and contains full facilities for activities including baseball, box ...
and Kelvyn Park *
Roxy Theatre Roxy Theatre or Roxy Theater may refer to: Australia *Roxy Theatre (Warner Bros. Movie World), a movie theatre within Warner Bros. Movie World, Queensland *Roxy Community Theatre in Leeton, New South Wales, originally called the Roxy Theatre *Roxy ...
, New York City (1927) *Irvin Cobb Hotel Paducah, Kentucky (1929) * Medinah Athletic Club (Chicago, Illinois)
InterContinental Chicago InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile is a hotel in Chicago, United States. The hotel currently occupies two multi-story buildings. The historic tower, or "South Tower," is a , 42-story building which was completed in 1929 originally as the ...
, Downtown Chicago, (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 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
, Castle Hills, Texas (1965)


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 hicagoarchitects.""Chicago’s Jewish Architects: A Legacy of Modernism."
Julia Bachrach Consulting, LLC. Published February 1, 2018. Accessed July 8, 2020.


References


External links


Partial list of Ahlschlager-designed theaters at Cinema Treasures
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahlschlager, Walter W. 1965 deaths 1887 births Architects from Chicago American people of German-Jewish descent American theatre architects Jewish architects