Walter W. Ahlschlager
# Walter W. Ahlschlager

Walter William Ahlschlager (July 19, 1887 – March 28, 1965) was a 20th-century American architect. After being located in Chicago for many years, he established his office in Dallas, Texas, in 1940. He died in Dallas.

## Noted designs

* Davis Theater, Chicago, Illinois (1918)
* Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago (1920)
* Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (1921)
* Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926)
* Uptown Broadway Building, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois (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 (Chicago, Illinois) InterContinental Chicago, Downtown Chicago, (1929)
* Beacon Hotel and Theatre, New York City (1929)
* Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (1930)
* City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1931)
* Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas, Texas (1943)
* Wichita Plaza Building, Wichita, Kansas (1962)
* The Wedgwood, Castle Hills, Texas (1965)

## Personal life

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

