Ferry & Clas, Architects

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Partners:

George B. Ferry, Architect, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Architect, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

George B. Ferry was born in February 1852 in Massachusetts.[3][4] He was listed as an architect in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in both the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses.[3][4][a] Ferry was married to Cora and was father to Robert and Mary.[3][4]

See Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Architect, for information on Clas's partner.

This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

Buildings & Projects

Wisconsin State Building (1898), Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2]

Theron Nye House (ca. 1901-1905), Fremont, Nebraska.

Notes

a. Ferry was not found living in Wisconsin in either the 1880 or 1920 federal census.

References

1. James B. Haynes, History of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898 ([Omaha]: Committee on History, 1910), 132.

2. “Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition,” Omaha Public Library Website (1998), accessed July 7, 2003. Images at <http://www.omaha.lib.ne.us/transmiss/buildings/wisconsin.html>

3. 1900 United States Census, s.v. “George B. Ferry,” Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

4. 1910 United States Census, s.v. “George B. Ferry,” Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.

Page Citation

D. Murphy, “Ferry & Clas, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 9, 2014. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 29, 2024.


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