# 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). Starck apprenticed with Edward Townsend Mix in Milwaukee. 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)
* Part of the American Tobacco Company Warehouses Complex
* Breese Stevens Fieldhouse
* Castle & Doyle storefront
* Bascom B. Clarke House
* Claude House
* William Collins House
* Edward C. Elliott House
* Fay House
* Gary House
* Jackman Building
* Adolph H. Kayser House
* Lamb Building
* August Cornelius Larson House
* Lincoln School
* George A. Lougee House
* Madison Gas and Electric Company Powerhouse
* Majestic Theater
* Ott House
* Public Library Branch
* Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse
* Zimmerman Store and Apartment
* 1028 Sherman Avenue

## 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)