Claude and Starck

Claude and Starck was an architectural firm in Madison, Wisconsin, at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm was a partnership of Louis W. Claude (1868-1951) and Edward F. Starck (1868-1947). Established in 1896, the firm dissolved in 1928. The firm designed over 175 buildings in Madison.

Madison buildings

 * Allyn house (1914) 1106 Sherman Ave; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Alpha Phi Chapter House Association Sorority House (1905) bluelines
 * Alpha Tau Omega Chapter House "Gamma Tau of Alpha Omega"
 * American Tobacco Company Warehouses Complex (1901, the west building, on the National Register of Historic Places since 2003)
 * Breese Stevens Field (1925-26)
 * Castle & Doyle storefront, State Street
 * Bascom B. Clarke House (1899, on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980)
 * Claude House (1899; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980)
 * Cornelius Collins House, 646 E Gorham St, 1908
 * William Collins House (ca. 1911; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974)
 * Doty School
 * Doyle house (1928) 1028 Sherman Ave; Claude & Starck designed a remodel; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Edward C. Elliott House (1910, on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978)
 * Fay House
 * Gary House
 * Genske House (1913), 1004 Sherman Ave; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Griswold house (1915) 1158 Sherman Ave; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Edward A. Ross House (1907; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982)
 * Charles Heyl House, 952-956 Spaight St., 1906.
 * Hokanson house (1916) 1047 Sherman Ave; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Jackman Building (1913-14; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980)
 * Adolph H. Kayser House (1902; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980)
 * Lamb Building (1905; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984)
 * August Cornelius Larson House (1911; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994)
 * Lincoln School (1915; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980)
 * George A. Lougee House (1907; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978)
 * Luther Memorial Church (1923; on the National Register of Historic Places since 2018)
 * Madison Gas and Electric Company Powerhouse (ca. 1908; on the National Register of Historic Places since 2002)
 * Majestic Theater
 * Harlow & Isabel Ott House
 * Phi Delta Theta chapter house
 * Public Library Branch, Williamson Street
 * Ralph Richardson House, 745 Jenifer St, 1908-09.
 * Joseph & Frances Schubert house (1905) 1118 Sherman Ave; contributing property to Sherman Avenue Historic District.
 * Oscar & Mary Schubert house, 932 Spaight St, 1906.
 * Aquatic Bird and Fish Aquarium at the Henry Vilas Zoo
 * Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse (1907; on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986)
 * Zimmerman Store and Apartment
 * 1028 Sherman Avenue
 * 1937 Arlington Place (1900)

Buildings elsewhere


Claude and Starck designed approximately 40 libraries, including the "seven sisters" characterized by the Prairie School style.
 * Aitkin, Minnesota: Aitkin Carnegie Library, NRHP-listed
 * Antigo, Wisconsin: Junior High School
 * Argyle, Wisconsin: Argyle High and Grade School (1920)
 * Baraboo, Wisconsin: Baraboo Public Library (1903)
 * Barron, Wisconsin: public library (1913; one of the "seven sisters")
 * Bloomington, Wisconsin: High and Grade School (1923)
 * Darlington, Wisconsin: Darlington Carnegie Free Library (1905)
 * Delavan, Wisconsin: Aram Public Library on Fourth Street (1907)
 * Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: Carnegie Library (1913; listed since 1976 in the National Register of Historic Places)
 * Evansville, Wisconsin: public library (1908; perhaps the first of the "seven sisters")
 * Fennimore, Wisconsin: Dwight T. Parker Public Library (1923 NRHP-listed)
 * Hoquiam, Washington: Carnegie Library (circa 1910; listed since 1982 in the National Register of Historic Places)
 * Jefferson, Wisconsin: Jefferson Public Library (listed since 1980 in the National Register of Historic Places)
 * Kaukauna, Wisconsin: public library (1905)
 * Lancaster, Wisconsin: Municipal Building (1923; listed since 1983 on the NRHP)
 * Ladysmith, Wisconsin: Carnegie Library (1907)
 * Merrill, Wisconsin: T.B. Scott Free Library (1911; listed since 1974 in the National Register of Historic Places; one of the "seven sisters")
 * Mineral Point, Wisconsin: Mineral Point Opera House and municipal building (1915)
 * Monroe, Wisconsin: Arabut Ludlow Memorial Free Library (1904)
 * Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: Henry L. and Sarah Dahle House (1916, listed on the NRHP since 2003)
 * Owen, Wisconsin: Woodland Hotel (1906, for the J. S. Owen Lumber Company). Listed on the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places since 2015, and the National Register of Historic Places since 2016.
 * Rochelle, Illinois: public library
 * Rock Springs, Wisconsin: Ableman High and Grade School (1923)
 * Shawano, Wisconsin: public library (1914; one of the "seven sisters"; now demolished)
 * Tomah, Wisconsin: Tomah Public Library (1916; listed since 1976 in the National Register of Historic Places)
 * Wilmette, Illinois: public library (1904)
 * Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: Kilbourn Public Library (1912; listed since 1974 in the National Register of Historic Places)