Claire Allen (July 29, 1853 – December 22, 1942) was an
Americanarchitect 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]
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]
Claire Allen (July 29, 1853 – December 22, 1942) was an
Americanarchitect 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]
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]