Claire Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claire Allen

architect

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1853

Place of Birth: Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1942

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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".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 style as well.