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American architectural firm
Ferry & Clas architects at work
Brittingham Park Boathouse
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Wisconsin Historical Society
Jacob Van Orden House
Ferry & Clas was an architectural firm in Wisconsin. It designed many buildings that are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places .
[1]
George Bowman Ferry (1851 - 1918) and
Alfred Charles Clas (1859 - 1942)
[2] were partners.
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The partnership was established in 1890. The Book of the Office Work of Geo. B. Ferry and Alfred C. Clas, Architects, Milwaukee, Wisconsin was published in 1895.
[4] The partnership was dissolved in 1912.
[5]
First Unitarian Church (1891), 1009 E. Ogden Ave., Milwaukee, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Pabst Mansion (1892), 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI (Ferry & Class) NRHP-listed
[1]
Central Library (1895), 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Mrs. Willis Danforth house (1897), 819 N. Cass St., Milwaukee, a 2.5-story house with
half-timbering in the gable end (a
Tudor Revival decoration).
Contributing building in 1986-NRHP-listed
Cass-Wells Street Historic District .
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[7]
L. D. Fargo Public Library (1899-1902), 120 E. Madison St., Lake Mills, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Nye House (1901-12 remodel into
Georgian Revival style), 1643 N. Nye Ave.,
Fremont, NE (Ferry & Class) NRHP-listed.
[1]
[8]
[9] Now houses the Louis E. May Museum and
Dodge County Historical Society.
[10]
Charles Danforth house (1904), 823 N. Cass St., Milwaukee, a 2.5-story house in
Dutch Colonial Revival style, signaled by the
gambrel roof. The walls are a distinctive dark brick. Charles was a salesman. In
Cass-Wells Street Historic District .
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[7]
Brittingham Park Boathouse (1909-1910), N. Shore Dr., Madison, WI (Ferry & Clas, with
John Nolen ) NRHP-listed
[1]
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex , 1545 Observatory Dr., Univ. of WI, Madison, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Jackson District Library , 244 W. Michigan St., Jackson, MI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Knapp–Astor House , 930 E. Knapp St. and 1301 N. Astor St., Milwaukee, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
[12]
Saint James Court Apartments , 831 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI (Ferry and Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Sauk City High School , 713 Madison St., Sauk City, WI (Clas, Alfred C.) NRHP-listed
[1]
[13]
Sauk County Courthouse , 515 Oak St., Baraboo, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Franklyn C. Shattuck House , 547 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist , 812 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
State Bank of Wisconsin , 210 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
State Historical Society of Wisconsin , 816 State St., Madison, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Tripp Memorial Library and Hall , 565 Water St., Prairie du Sac, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
[14]
Jacob Van Orden House , 531 4th Ave., Baraboo, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed.
[1]
[15] Currently houses the museum of the
Sauk County Historical Society.
[16]
Joseph Vilas Jr. House , 610-616 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
[1]
Wisconsin State Reformatory , SE corner of Riverside Dr. and SR 172, Allouez, WI (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
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