Walter W. Ahlschlager

Walter William Ahlschlager (July 19, 1887 – March 28, 1965) was a 20th-century American architect. After living in Chicago for many years, he established an office in Dallas in 1940. He died on March 28, 1965 in Dallas.^[2][3][4]

Walter William Ahlschlager
Born	(1887-07-19)July 19, 1887 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1965(1965-03-28) (aged 77) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Lewis Institute, Armour Institute, Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Jennie Ahlschlager[1]
Children	Walter Ahlschlager Junior

Noted designs

• Davis Theater, Chicago (1918)^{[citation needed]}
• Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago on the North Side of the city (1920)
• Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown Chicago (1921)
• Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926)
• Uptown Broadway Building, Uptown Chicago (1926)
• The fieldhouses at several Chicago public parks including Riis Park, Simons Park and Kelvyn Park
• Roxy Theatre, New York City (1927)
• Irvin Cobb Hotel, Paducah, Kentucky (1929)
• Medinah Athletic Club (now InterContinental Chicago), Chicago (1929)
• Beacon Hotel and Theatre, Manhattan, New York (1929)
• Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (1930)
• City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1931)
• Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas (1943)
• Wichita Plaza Building, Wichita, Kansas (1962)
• The Wedgwood in Castle Hills, Texas, an enclave city southwest of New Braunfels (1965)^[5]

Personal life

Ahlschlager was born to John and Louise Ahlschlager, German Jews, and had one sister named Ella. John Ahlschlager and his brother, Frederick, were both prominent architects in Chicago.^[6]