Burrows, George

Birth / Established: April 25, 1893
Death / Dissolved: August 10, 1970

Biography

George H. Burrows was active in Cleveland after 1922. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Architecture in 1920. He worked for Asa Hudson, Griebel & Eberling; Clark, McMullen and Riley; and Alfred Harris. He was a partner in the firm of Brooke and Burrows 1925-6. He belonged to the University Club, the American Institute of Architects, and the Ohio Society of Architects. He designed nearly one thousand homes in Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, and other eastern suburbs. He designed a number of apartment buildings in the Shaker Square neighborhood and along Van Aken Boulevard. See also Brooke & Burrows

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence 16810 Kenyon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Demolished
Residence 18701 Newell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Residence 3661 Traver Road, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing
Theodore L. Bailey Residence 3255 Dorchester Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Residence 3329 Clayton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
A. R. Ayers Residence 2746 Claythorne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
James W. Corey Residence 22276 Parnell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Residences for the Aurora Land Company Aurora, OH 1933 Unknown
Commercial Building 6808-14 Chagrin Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
G. H. McIntyre Residence 1350 Inglewood, Cleveland Heights, OH 1941 Standing
Apartment Building 2861 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Apartment Building 2877 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Apartment Building 2895 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Apartment Building 2911 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Apartment Building 2931 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Apartment Building 2941 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1943 Standing
Shaker Garden Apartments 3058 Livingston, Shaker Heights, OH 1945 Standing
Residence 20926 Brantley, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 21031 Syndenham, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

"Home of the future" Building Arts May 1932
American Institute of Architects Directory
Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992 : West Summit Press , Beachwood and Fort Myers
Cleveland City Directories
Van Tassel, David and Grabowski, John; The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography; Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press; 1996