Alfred Hahn
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Alfred A. Hahn was an architect in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

 and the founder of the Hahn and Hayes architectural firm. He designed the United States Post Office in Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students...

 (1934) . It was designed in neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...

 style and dedicated in 1933. The contract for the post office in Oberlin was $85,000.

Hahn along with Harry Hake and Frank Bail designed the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 style Ohio State Office Building (1929) at 65 Front Street in Columbus, Ohio.

Hahn designed the Hillcrest Hotel
Hillcrest Hotel
Hillcrest Hotel, also known as the Hillcrest Arms Apartment Hotel, is a historic building in Toledo, Ohio. It has nine floors and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is located at 1601-1621 Madison Avenue....

, also known as Hillcrest Arms Apartment Hotel, at 1603 Madison Avenue in Toledo with H.J. Spieker. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 for Lucas County
Lucas County, Ohio
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. The building was still in use in 2008 and part of a forcelosure effort over a loan default.

Hahn's son Alfred A. Hahn, Jr., was also an architect in Toledo architect and became a partner in the firm in 1940.

Projects

  • Hillcrest Hotel
    Hillcrest Hotel
    Hillcrest Hotel, also known as the Hillcrest Arms Apartment Hotel, is a historic building in Toledo, Ohio. It has nine floors and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is located at 1601-1621 Madison Avenue....

     (also known as the Hillcrest Arms Apartment Hotel), at 1603 Madison Avenue in Toledo with H.J. Spieker.
  • Ohio State Office Building (1929) at 65 Front Street in Columbus, Ohio with Harry Hake
    Harry Hake
    Harry Hake was a prominent architect in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, at the turn of the 20th century.- List of works :*Crosley Field*Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building...

     and Frank Bail
  • Oberlin Post Office (1933–1934)
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