title: Walter W. Ahlschlager
text: # 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."
  
  