George Bowman Ferry (1851–1918) was an architect who was a partner in the architectural firm

Ferry & Clas Ferry & Clas was an architectural firm in Wisconsin. It designed many buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. George Bowman Ferry (1851 - 1918) and Alfred Charles Clas (1859 - 1942) were partners. The partners ...

Biography

George Bowman Ferry was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1851. He attended the

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in 1871-72. In the mid-1870s he formed the firm of Ferry & Gardner in Springfield. His works as a member of this firm include a now-demolished office building for '' The Republican'', completed in 1878. Ferry left Springfield for Milwaukee in 1881, and was one of Wisconsin's first academically trained architects. After several years of private practice, in 1890 he formed the firm of

with Alfred C. Clas. The partnership was dissolved in 1913, and both returned to private practice.

Personal life

Ferry was married to Cora Phillips of Lake Mills, Wisconsin.John C. Eastberg. The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion. Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Inc. 2009. pg. 68. He died in 1918 at his home in Milwaukee. He is buried in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. His papers were donated to the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion by William P. Ferry, George Bowman Ferry's grandson, in 2001.Pabst Mansion Archives
. In 1885 Ferry became a Fellow of the Western Association of Architects, which merged with the

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in 1889. Ferry remained a member and Fellow of the organization until his death.

Work

For his work in partnership with Alfred Clas see

* Wisconsin Woman's Club (1887) at 813 East Kilbourn Avenue * James McIntosh residence (1916) at 2704 E. Hartford Avenue

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferry, George Bowman 1851 births 1918 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from Milwaukee Architects from Springfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Fellows of the American Institute of Architects