Heilbronn, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Confederation
Died
July 24, 1905(1905-07-24) (aged 80)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Resting place
Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality
German-born American
Occupation
Architect
Spouse
Rosa Schmidt
Children
Lillian Cluss Anita T. Cluss Adolph S. Cluss Carl Louis Cluss Flora Maude Cluss Robert Cluss Richard Basil Cluss
Awards
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (1867) Member of the Board of Public Works (1872)
Buildings
Arts and Industries Building
Calvary Baptist Church
Charles Sumner School
Eastern Market
Center Market
Franklin School
Army Medical Museum and Library
Adolf Ludwig Cluss (July 14, 1825 – July 24, 1905) also known as Adolph Cluss was a German-born American immigrant who became one of the most important, influential and prolific architects in Washington, D.C., in the late 19th century, responsible for the design of numerous schools and other notable public buildings in the capital. Today, several of his buildings are still standing. He was also a City Engineer and a Building Inspector for the Board of Public Works.
Red brick was Cluss' favorite building material; that, and his early communist sympathies, led some to dub him the "Red Architect", though he was a man who in later life became a confirmed Republican.[1]
^Forgey, Benjamin (2005-09-17). "'Red Architect' Adolf Cluss: A Study in Sturdy". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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undertaken by local Washington architect AdolfCluss in 1865–67. Further fireproofing work ensued in 1883, also by Cluss, who by this time had designed the...
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generated enough income. It did, and the building was designed by architects AdolfCluss and Paul Schulze, based on original plans developed by Major General...
display of its growing collections. The building, designed by architects AdolfCluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President...
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Railroad for $40,000 and $10,000 insurance from the destroyed building. AdolfCluss, a prominent architect, originally from Germany, who had previously designed...
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that city. The building was designed by prominent Washington architect AdolfCluss, a task for which he would receive a design award at the 1873 Vienna...
considerably over the next several years. Center Market, designed by architect AdolfCluss and built in 1872, was the largest of the District of Columbia's markets...
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later the location of the Jefferson School, designed by local architect AdolfCluss, and sheltered Major General William Tecumseh Sherman and some of his...