Claude and Starck was an

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, at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm was a partnership of Louis W. Claude (1868-1951) and Edward F. Starck (1868-1947). Established in 1896, the firm dissolved in 1928. The firm designed over 175 buildings in Madison.

Madison buildings

* Alpha Phi Chapter House Association Sorority House (1905) bluelines *

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Chapter House "Gamma Tau of Alpha Omega" * American Tobacco Company Warehouses Complex (1901, the west building, on the

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since 2003) * Breese Stevens Field (1925-26) * Castle & Doyle storefront, State Street * Bascom B. Clarke House (1899, on the

since 1980) * Claude House (1899; on the

since 1980) * Cornelius Collins House, 646 E Gorham St, 1908 * William Collins House (ca. 1911; on the

since 1974) * Doty School * Edward C. Elliott House (1910, on the

since 1978) * Fay House * Gary House * Edward A. Ross House (1907; on the

since 1982) * Charles Heyl House, 952-956 Spaight St., 1906. * Hirsig House (on the

since 1974) * Hokanson House * Jackman Building (1913-14; on the

since 1980) * Adolph H. Kayser House (1902; on the

since 1980) * Lamb Building (1905; on the

since 1984) * August Cornelius Larson House (1911; on the

since 1994) * Lincoln School (1915; on the

since 1980) * George A. Lougee House (1907; on the

since 1978) * Luther Memorial Church (1923; on the

since 2018) * Madison Gas and Electric Company Powerhouse (ca. 1908; on the

since 2002) * Majestic Theater * Harlow & Isabel Ott House *

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chapter house * Public Library Branch, Williamson Street * Ralph Richardson House, 745 Jenifer St, 1908-09. * Oscar & Mary Schubert house, 932 Spaight St, 1906. * Aquatic Bird and Fish Aquarium at the Henry Vilas Zoo * Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse (1907; on the

since 1986) * Zimmerman Store and Apartment * 1028 Sherman Avenue * 1937 Arlington Place (1900) File:American Tobacco Company Warehouses Complex.jpg, Part of the American Tobacco Company Warehouses Complex File:Breese Stevens Field.jpg, Breese Stevens Fieldhouse File:Castle & Doyle.jpg, Castle & Doyle storefront File:Bascom B. Clarke House.jpg, Bascom B. Clarke House File:Louis W. Claude House.jpg, Claude House File:William Collins House.jpg, William Collins House File:Edward C. Elliott House.jpg, Edward C. Elliott House File:Lucius M. Fay House.jpg, Fay House File:George E. Gary House.jpg, Gary House File:Louis Hirsig House.jpg, Hirsig House File:Hokanson House.jpg, Hokanson House File:Jackman Building Madison.jpg, Jackman Building File:Adolph H. Kayser House.jpg, Adolph H. Kayser House File:Lamb Building.jpg, Lamb Building File:August Cornelius Larson House.jpg, August Cornelius Larson House File:Lincoln School.jpg, Lincoln School File:George A. Lougee House.jpg, George A. Lougee House File:Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse.jpg, Madison Gas and Electric Company Powerhouse File:Majestic Theater.jpg, Majestic Theater File:Harlow and Isabel Ott House.JPG, Ott House File:Public Library No. 1.jpg, Public Library Branch File:Wiedenbeck Dobelin.jpg, Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse File:Zimmerman Store.jpg, Zimmerman Store and Apartment File:1028 Sherman Avenue Madison.jpg, 1028 Sherman Avenue

Buildings elsewhere

Claude and Starck designed approximately 40 libraries, including the "seven sisters" characterized by the

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style. * Aitkin, Minnesota: Aitkin Carnegie Library, NRHP-listed * Antigo, Wisconsin: Junior High School * Argyle, Wisconsin: Argyle High and Grade School (1920) * Baraboo, Wisconsin: Baraboo Public Library (1903) * Barron, Wisconsin: public library (1913; one of the "seven sisters") * Bloomington, Wisconsin: High and Grade School (1923) *

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: Darlington Carnegie Free Library (1905) * Delavan, Wisconsin: Aram Public Library on Fourth Street (1907) * Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: Carnegie Library (1913; listed since 1976 in the

) * Evansville, Wisconsin: public library (1908; perhaps the first of the "seven sisters") * Fennimore, Wisconsin: Dwight T. Parker Public Library (1923 NRHP-listed) * Hoquiam, Washington: Carnegie Library (circa 1910; listed since 1982 in the

) * Jefferson, Wisconsin: Jefferson Public Library (listed since 1980 in the

) * Kaukauna, Wisconsin: public library (1905) * Lancaster, Wisconsin: Municipal Building (1923; listed since 1983 on the NRHP) * Ladysmith, Wisconsin: Carnegie Library (1907) * Merrill, Wisconsin: T.B. Scott Free Library (1911; listed since 1974 in the

; one of the "seven sisters") * Mineral Point, Wisconsin: Mineral Point Opera House and municipal building (1915) * Monroe, Wisconsin: Arabut Ludlow Memorial Free Library (1904) With * Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: Henry L. and Sarah Dahle House (1916, listed on the NRHP since 2003) * Owen, Wisconsin: Woodland Hotel (1906, for the J. S. Owen Lumber Company). Listed on the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places since 2015, and the National Register of Historic Places since 2016. * Rochelle, Illinois: public library * Rock Springs, Wisconsin: Ableman High and Grade School (1923) * Shawano, Wisconsin: public library (1914; one of the "seven sisters"; now demolished) * Tomah, Wisconsin:

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(1916; listed since 1976 in the

) * Wilmette, Illinois: public library (1904) * Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: Kilbourn Public Library (1912; listed since 1974 in the

)

References

External links

''Unheralded and underappreciated, these men may have been the most influential contributors to Madison's architecture: Behold…The Genius Of Claude And Starck''
Madison Magazine
Louis W. Claude papers, N114
University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN.

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