Ferry & Clas
American architectural firm
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Ferry & Clas was an architectural firm in Wisconsin established in 1890 by George Bowman Ferry (1851–1918) and Alfred Clas (1859–1942)[1]. The firm designed many buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
A Book of the Office Work of Geo. B. Ferry and Alfred C. Clas, Architects, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was published in 1895.[3] The partnership was dissolved in 1912.[4]
Notable works
- First Unitarian Church (1891) at 1009 E. Ogden Avenue in Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Knapp-Astor House (1891) at 930 E. Knapp Street and 1301 N. Astor Street in Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2][5]
- Joseph Vilas Jr. House (1891–93) at 610–616 N. 8th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Pabst Mansion (1892) at 2000 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee (Ferry & Class) NRHP-listed[2]
- Tower of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (1893) at 812 N. Jackson Street, Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Franklyn C. Shattuck House (1893) at 547 E. Wisconsin Avenue at Neenah, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Central Library (1895) at 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Saint James Court Apartments (1895, 1903) at 831 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1896–1900) at 816 State Street in Madison, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Mrs. Willis Danforth house (1897) at 819 N. Cass Street in 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.[6][7]
- Wisconsin State Reformatory (1898) at the southeast corner of Riverside Drive and Route 172 in Allouez, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- L. D. Fargo Public Library (1899–1902) at 120 E. Madison Street in Lake Mills, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Midsummer Carnival Shaft (1900) at W. Wisconsin Avenue between N. 8th and N. 11th Streets in Milwaukee
- Nye House (1901–12 remodel into Georgian Revival style) at 1643 N. Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska (Ferry & Class) NRHP-listed.[2][8][9] Now houses the Louis E. May Museum and Dodge County Historical Society.[10]
- Lake Park Pavilion (1903) in Milwaukee[11]
- Jacob Van Orden House (1903) at 531 4th Avenue in Baraboo, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed.[2][12] Currently houses the museum of the Sauk County Historical Society.[13]
- State Bank of Wisconsin (1903) at 210 E. Michigan Street in Milwaukee (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed
- Jackson District Library (1903, 1906) at 244 W. Michigan Street in Jackson, Michigan (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Peter and Mattie Reiss House (1906) at 1227 N. 7th Street in Sheboygan, Wisconsin[14]
- Sauk County Courthouse (1906) at 515 Oak Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Hiram Smith Hall and Annex (1909) at 1545 Observatory Drive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2]
- Charles Danforth house (1904) at 823 N. Cass Street in Milwaukee, a 2.5-story house in Dutch Colonial Revival style with dark brick walls. In the Cass-Wells Street Historic District.[15][7]
- Lake Park Grand Staircase (1908) in Milwaukee
- Brittingham Park Boathouse (1909–1910) on N. Shore Drive in Madison, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas, with John Nolen) NRHP-listed[2]
- Tripp Memorial Library and Hall (1912–13) at 565 Water Street in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin (Ferry & Clas) NRHP-listed[2][16]
