Gustav Maass

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. Maass was responsible for the design of several railroad stations on Florida's east and west coasts, including: Deerfield Beach Seaboard station, 1300 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach, Florida (1927), NRHP-listed Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (1927), NRHP-listed Fort Lauderdale station (1927) Homestead Seaboard station (1927) Hollywood station (Florida) (1928) Maass was partners with John L. Volk from 1927 to 1935 in Palm Beach, when he started his own firm. He designed the American Red Cross building in West Palm Beach and the original Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults facility in Palm Beach and he also redesigned the interior of the First Presbyterian Church, West Palm Beach.

The Palm Beach Town Council has designated several Maass-designed houses as landmarks to be preserved, many of which were in the Mediterranean Revival style featuring simple windows, barrel clay tile roofs, and stucco exteriors. Maass also used Neo-Classical and Colonial Revival styles.