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Claire Allen

{{Short description|American architect}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{about|the Michigan architect|the cornetist|Claire Allen (musician)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|07|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pontiac, Michigan, United States

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|12|22|1853|07|29|df=yes}}

| death_place = Jackson, Michigan, United States

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| occupation = Architect

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[[Image:Pawpawcourthouse.jpg|thumb|190px|Van Buren County Courthouse in Paw Paw, Michigan.

[http://sites.google.com/site/claireallenarchitect/ More Images]]]

Image:Lee County Savings Bank.jpg]

Claire Allen (July 29, 1853 – December 22, 1942) was an American architect prominent in southern Michigan in the early twentieth century, and best known for designing several county courthouses. He was considered a "master regional architect".{{cite web|url=https://www.planning.org/events/activity/4184290/ |title=Claire Allen: A Regional Architect Master Based in Jackson, Michigan|publisher=Michigan Historic Preservation Network|date=May 15, 2014| access-date=March 10, 2019}}

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. 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.

Works

Some buildings designed by Allen include:

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[http://www.smithgroup.com/articles/761/media/550.jpg The Post Office]

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1932

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

| Now Consumers Energy's headquarters - [http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_history/2007/12/jacksons_mail_has_come_a_long.html Post Office History]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20111006145344/http://aagallery.aadl.org/gallery/d/26670-2/hhaa086.gif Glazier Office Building]

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| Ann Arbor, Michigan

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[http://www.iaalpena.com/images/ann_arbor_armory.jpgThe Armory Building]

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| Ann Arbor, Michigan

| 1911

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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Clock Tower Building

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| Chelsea, Michigan

| 1907

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024446/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/44408.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Map]

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Glazier, George P., Memorial Building

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| Chelsea, Michigan

| 1901-1902

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024208/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15053.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Map]

| Constructed to house the Chelsea Savings Bank

Methodist Episcopal Church

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| Chelsea, Michigan

| 1899

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Map]

| First United Methodist Church - [http://www.chelseaumc.org/about-us/our-church-history/ Church History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106013806/http://www.chelseaumc.org/about-us/our-church-history/ |date=January 6, 2009 }}

Welfare Building

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| Chelsea, Michigan

| 1906

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024442/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15066.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213608/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/Z000/z00008/z0000868.jpg First National Bank]

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| Corunna, Michigan

| 1903

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145123/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/13631.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

| Now called the Surbeck Building

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070811010355/http://woodlands.lib.mi.us/hudson/hudson.html Hudson Public Library]

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| Hudson, Michigan

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110818192148/http://jackson.mi.us/images/manorh.jpg Cascades Manor House]

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1929

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201171213/http://jackson.mi.us/Parks/manor.asp Cascades Manor House History]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120220091708/http://www.jacksonfriendlyhome.com/pictures/JFHPictures%20352.jpg Jackson Friendly Home]

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1908

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107025834/http://www.jacksonfriendlyhome.com/JFH%20History.html Jackson Friendly Home History]

[http://www.cardcow.com/images/set35/card00164_fr.jpg Jackson Masonic Temple]

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1908

| City of Jackson Registered

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

| Currently being renovated for the Jackson School of the Arts - [http://www.mastermason.com/michiganlodge50/ Masonic Temple History]

The Ida Stiles Memorial Church

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1895

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| [http://blog.mlive.com/citpat_history/2008/12/church_developed_along_lansing.html The Ida Stiles Memorial Church Article]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213559/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/Z000/z00013/z0001384.jpg Avon School District No. 5 Schoolhouse]

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| Rochester, Michigan

| 1889

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145042/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/11023.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213639/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series9/933fb71b.jpg Hillsdale County Courthouse]

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| Hillsdale County, Michigan

| 1898-1899

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024329/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/5734.htm National and State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213938/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series9/936783bb.jpg Gratiot County Courthouse]

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| Gratiot County, Michigan

| 1902

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024337/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/5657.htm National and State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213803/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series9/93a6834b.jpg Ionia County Courthouse]

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| Ionia County, Michigan

| 1885

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145822/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/6826.htm National and State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

| Claire Allen was the contractor on this building

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607103756/http://www.co.jackson.mi.us/images/facilities/courthouse.jpg Jackson County Courthouse]

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| Jackson County, Michigan

| 1927-1928

| City of Jackson Registered

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051201172359/http://www.co.jackson.mi.us/departments/facilities/courthouse.asp Courthouse History]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213348/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series10/950b3b8b.jpg Shiawassee County Courthouse]

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| Shiawassee County, Michigan

| 1903-1906

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024421/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/13655.htm National and State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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Van Buren County Courthouse

| Image:Pawpawcourthouse.jpg

| Van Buren County, Michigan

| 1901

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103231456/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/14402.htm National and State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/large/068bd057-71f2-49d1-b332-ca24ebca8146.jpg Paw Paw Library]

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| Paw Paw, Michigan

| 1920

| [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMEHB State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213812/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/Z000/z00007/z0000785.jpg Mendon Township Library]

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| St. Joseph County, Michigan

| 1905

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145505/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/13415.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213836/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/Z000/z00007/z0000769.jpg Berthold Rummler House]

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| Jackson, Michigan

| 1904

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145602/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/24498.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Map]

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213932/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/Z000/z00016/z0001638.jpg Lake Odessa Depot]

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| Ionia County, Michigan

| 1889

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606145626/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/6909.htm State Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

| Also known as Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railway Depot

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716213958/http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series3/5d19df7b.jpg The Rickman Hotel]

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| Kalamazoo, Michigan

| 1907-1908

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150229/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/18772.htm National Registered]

| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Map]

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Lee County Savings Bank

| Image:Lee County Savings Bank.jpg

| Fort Madison, Iowa

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.137296,-92.774048&spn=3.102732,5.657959&z=8&msid=102100429034320296001.000463467fe539fcee80d Map]

| Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District

Clinton County Courthouse [https://openlibrary.org/b/OL485525M The wondrous works of Claire Allen, architect]

| Image:The Clinton County Courthouse.jpg

| Clinton, Iowa

| 1892-1897

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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.137296,-92.774048&spn=3.102732,5.657959&z=8&msid=102100429034320296001.000463467fe539fcee80d Map]

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080112191354/http://www.clintoncountyiowa.com/history.htm History]

Maps

  • [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Claire Allen Buildings in Chelsea, Michigan]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.00045fc80901facb7d486&z=15 Claire Allen Buildings in Jackson, Michigan]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.0004612cf0cc6ab09fe03&ll=42.57279,-84.515558&spn=2.839709,4.735107&z=8 Claire Allen Buildings in Michigan]
  • [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.137296,-92.774048&spn=3.102732,5.657959&z=8&msid=102100429034320296001.000463467fe539fcee80d Claire Allen Buildings in Iowa]

External links

Photos

  • [http://sites.google.com/site/claireallenarchitect/ Photos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622041503/http://sites.google.com/site/claireallenarchitect/ |date=June 22, 2010 }}

Books

  • [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33879420?tab=holdings#tabs Buildings in Jackson]
  • [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195093798 Buildings of Michigan]
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=pfoBfEoLRrgC&dq=belding+%22claire+allen%22&pg=PA239 Ionia County, Michigan]
  • [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/33879650 Illustrations of a few public and private buildings, the work of Claire Allen, architect.]
  • [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1585360007 Our Hometown: America's History, As Seen Through the Eyes of a Midwestern Village]
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=CKX8VIZj4xMC&dq=%22claire+allen%22+architect&pg=PA107 Lansing]
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=Xd-mh9r0zEkC Traveling Through Time]
  • [https://openlibrary.org/b/OL485525M The wondrous works of Claire Allen, architect]

Web Articles

  • [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/o/y/Lee-Boyer/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0007.html Information about Claire Allen]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071027115203/http://www.cityofjackson.org/departments/communitydevelopment/pdfs/hdc/DowntownSurveyText.pdf Jackson Downtown Survey - pdf]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828134057/http://gdledgehistsoc.org/history-school.html Grand Ledge History]

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