# Claire Allen
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{{Short description|American architect}}
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{{about|the Michigan architect|the cornetist|Claire Allen (musician)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|07|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Pontiac](/source/Pontiac%2C_Michigan), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|12|22|1853|07|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Jackson](/source/Jackson%2C_Michigan), Michigan, United States
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| occupation = [Architect](/source/Architect)
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[[Image:Pawpawcourthouse.jpg|thumb|190px|Van Buren County Courthouse in Paw Paw, Michigan.
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[[Image:Lee County Savings Bank.jpg|thumb|190px|Lee County Savings Bank in Fort Madison, Iowa [http://sites.google.com/site/claireallenarchitect/. More Images]]]
'''Claire Allen''' (July 29, 1853 – December 22, 1942) was an [American](/source/Americans) [architect](/source/architect) prominent in southern [Michigan](/source/Michigan) in the early twentieth century, and best known for designing several [county courthouse](/source/county_courthouse)s. He was considered a "master regional architect".[{{cite web|url=https://www.planning.org/events/activity/4184290/ |title=Claire Allen: A Regional Architect Master Based in Jackson, Michigan|publisher=Michigan Historic Preservation Network|date=May 15, 2014| access-date=March 10, 2019}}]
Allen moved to [Jackson](/source/Jackson%2C_Michigan) 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.[[https://openlibrary.org/b/OL485525M The wondrous works of Claire Allen, architect]]
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| [Clinton, Iowa](/source/Clinton%2C_Iowa)
| 1892-1897
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| [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.137296,-92.774048&spn=3.102732,5.657959&z=8&msid=102100429034320296001.000463467fe539fcee80d Map]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080112191354/http://www.clintoncountyiowa.com/history.htm History]
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==Maps==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=102100429034320296001.000462695cf8f54b43c43&z=17 Claire Allen Buildings in Chelsea, Michigan]