Gustav Maass (architect)

Gustav A. Maass Jr.
Born	1893 New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	1964
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Palm Beach Town Hall Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station Homestead Seaboard Air Line Railway Station Naples Seaboard Air Line Railway Station

Gustav Adam Maass Jr. (1893–1964) was an American architect working primarily in the Mediterranean Revival style who designed public buildings and private homes in and around Palm Beach, Florida, from the 1920s until his death in 1964.

Gustav Maass was born in New Orleans, the third of eight children of German immigrants. His father was a mechanical engineer. Maass grew up in New Orleans and Birmingham, Alabama. He received a degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1917, and worked during World War I in the U.S. Civil Service at League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia. After the war, Maass returned to Birmingham, where he designed a variety of structures, including a Masonic Temple, power plants, schools, churches, and houses.

In 1921, Maass joined Harvey and Clarke in West Palm Beach, where he participated in the design of many buildings in Delray Beach in the 1920s; his Art Deco style was reflected in commercial buildings along Atlantic Avenue. Maass was responsible for the design of several railroad stations on Florida’s east and west coasts, including:

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