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Cleveland Architect Database

The Cleveland Architects Database is a listing of architects and master builders that have worked in Cleveland, since the 1820s and the buildings they designed here and abroad up to and including the 1970s. Sources include City of Cleveland Building Permits, professional publications including American Architect and Builder News, Inland Architect, Interstate Architect, the Ohio Architect and Builder, the Annals of Cleveland, the Plain Dealer, the Leader, the Press, Material Facts, the Bystander, and Cleveland Town Topics. Additional source material reviewed at the Cleveland Public Library Fine Arts Department, various books on Cleveland architecture, the American Institute of Architects Guide to Cleveland Architecture and a catalogue of architectural drawings maintained by the Western Reserve Historical Society were consulted. The Cleveland Necrology file maintained by the Cleveland Public Library, the United States Census, and Cleveland City Directories were reviewed in compiling accompanying biographies.

For this database, an architect is defined as anyone that identified himself or herself as an architect. Generally, these people had an office in the city or designed multiple structures here or in the immediate surrounding cities. This project began as a hobby by Robert Keiser over several years. Craig Bobby has researched many of the entries and donated photographs of those buildings. This is an ongoing project and will be updated on a regular basis. PLEASE NOTE: All entries have not been fully researched and require citations. Please confirm any unsourced entry

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Birth / Established: March 8, 1888
Death / Dissolved: October 28, 1954

Biography

Paul T. Cahill took over the architectural practice of Fountain and Moratz (1910-1914), known as A. F. Moratz & Company, in 1913. He was born in Tennessee. His work included churches, schools, hospitals, and libraries. He was a graduate of the Dayton School of Art and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Hiram College. For two years he was an instructor in mechanical and architectural drawing at the Stivers Manual Training High School in Dayton. He later went to Cornell University. He received early training in the offices of Schenk & Williams and Albert Pretzinger in Dayton. From 1921 to 1923 he was a member of the firm of Fulton, Taylor & Cahill. He later moved to Fort Worth, Texas.

Building Name Address Built Status
A. S. Gilman Residence Cleveland, OH 1913 Unknown
Central Christian Church Warren, OH 1913 Standing
Church of the Disciples Union (Broadway Christian Church) 5920 Engle Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Hiram School Hiram, OH 1913 Unknown
Mantua Center School 11741 Mantua Center Road, Mantua, OH 1913 Standing
Lakewood Hospital Detroit and Belle, Lakewood, OH 1914 Demolished
Franklin Circle Christian Church Sunday School Addition 1688  Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Church of Christ Middletown, OH 1917 Unknown
Fifteen residences Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
First Reformed Church addition New Philadelphia, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Dr. Neff Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for O. V. Cahill Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
School North Fairfield (Huron County), OH 1917 Unknown
Weymouth School 3314 Myers Road, Medina, OH 1925 Standing
Christian Church East Liberty, OH n.d. Unknown
Christian Church (Main Street Church of Christ) 9 North 4th Street, McConnelsville, OH n.d. Standing
First Presbyterian Church Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Hospital Fort Madison, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence for Dr. R. D. Clippinger East Liberty, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence for Julia Pagenstecher Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Stores and apartments for Weader and Benfer Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file October 31, 1954
The Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder March 1914
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: May 1, 1891
Death / Dissolved: August 9, 1971

Biography

Walter G. Caldwell was a Michigan-born architect who was active in Cleveland from 1917 until his death. He lived at 1347 Hall Avenue in Lakewood and had an office in the Engineers Building. He designed numerous schools and municipal buildings throughout Cleveland suburbs and Northeast Ohio.

Building Name Address Built Status
Dance Hall for the Aeroplane Amusement Company Rocky River, OH 1917 Unknown
Double residence for E. B. Caldwell Elmwood Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Grace Congregational Church 6501 Colgate Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Hotel Berea, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence 285 Hall Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Clemenet Wiemeis Rockport and Lydian, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Henry Hird 3676 West Park Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for R.H. Smith Kent, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for S.T. Soros Bosworth Heights Allotment, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Wel - Bilt Homes Elmwood Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Two family house Bosworth Heights Allotment, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence 15043 Hilliard Road, Lakewood, OH 1918 Demolished
Residence fir Wel - Bilt Homes Helmwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Residence for George A. Jones Lake Avenue and Maple Cliff, Lakewood, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for George A. Jones Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1918 Unkown
Woodhill Building Company 3030 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Custodian Loan Company 15619 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for W. K. Tinker 3017 Carlton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Chesterland School Chilicothe Road north of Mayfield, Chesterland, OH 1925 Unknown
East View Church Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Pearl Road Methodist Church 4198 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Residence for Jerome Pasch 1405 Yellowstone Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Brooklyn Heights Town Hall Schaaf Road and Tuxedo, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Riverside Pythian Temple 2411 Forestdale Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Stafford School Addition 19800  Stafford Road, Maple Heights, OH 1949 Standing
Rocky River Municipal Center 21012 Hilliard Road, Rocky River, OH 1951 Standing
Whipple Heights Elementary School Woodlawn and 12th NW, Canton, OH 1952-3 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology - August 11, 1971 Plain Dealer

Birth / Established: January 30, 1881
Death / Dissolved: October 26, 1963

Biography

James L. Cameron was born in Augusta, Carroll County, Ohio. He graduated from Malvern High School and Ohio State University. He came to Cleveland in 1905 and entered into architectural practice. In 1907 he had a partnership with William S. Ferguson that lasted one year. He was employed as an instructor for the Case School of Science in 1918. He was one of the organizers of the Murray Hill Building Company and was the director of the Buckeye Building Company. He specialized in the design of apartment buildings. He lived at 10326 Ashbury Avenue from the 1920's until his death in 1963. His office was in the Schofield Building. He was on the 1940 list of registered architects.

Building Name Address Built Status
Lakewood Hospital Detroit and Belle, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for G. C. Hanen Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Terrace Wade Park near Ansel, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Double residence for Miss Midnight Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Six-suite apartment building Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for the Union Avenue Building Co. (Cermak Building) 3501-7 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residence for Joseph Laronge 10714 Drexel Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Lemko Hall 2335 West 11th Street, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Apartment Building for B. Van Meter 592 East 110th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Demolished
Residence for Mrs. May Smith 10115 North Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1911 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Z. Dziedzicki 3388 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Commercial/residential building 7003-5 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Commercial building for Solomon Seifer 10038 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Union Congregational Church 3158 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Apartment for Charles Boyer 1576 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Apartment for Salvatore Cardinale 2406 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Fred P. Miller Residence 2653 East 130th Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Motion picture theatre for John Profant 11507 Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Residence for S. Tentmiler 244 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Apartment Building East Blvd and Mt Overlook, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Bowling Alley addition for Wm Harter 6808 Woodland Ave, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Comercial Building for A. P. Herr West 25th and Richards Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for M. Wiedler 12530-2 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Commercial/ residential building W.25th and Riverside, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial/residential Building 12901 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Polish National Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2310 West 14th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Remodeled A.S. Gilman Printing plant St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Michael Lukak 10014 Hilgert Drive, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence 2684 Leighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Francisco Mandello Alma and E. 124th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Harley E. Abbey Residence 17903 Rosecliff Road, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Residence for Gaetano Alpino 11914 Robertson Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Two Family residence for Gaetano Alpino 4257 East 119th Street, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Residential Building 11623  Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Associated Savings and Loan 3496 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Kola Building 633 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland Necrology - October 30, 1963
Cleveland Necrology - October 30, 1963
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland - The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland -The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby, City Beautiful Group, Dan Musson, Carol Poh

Birth / Established: June 13, 1818
Death / Dissolved: January 18, 1904

Biography

Cleveland architect 1879-94. In the 1881-82 Cleveland City Directory, he has an office at 367 Euclid Avenue, Room 8 and resides at 33 Wallingford Court.

Building Name Address Built Status
Peter Deimer Residence 2352 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
John Whelan Residence 2173 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories.

Birth / Established: March 15, 1870
Death / Dissolved: August 4, 1946

Biography

William J. Carter was born in Cleveland. He was a descendent of Lorenzo Carter, the first permanent Cleveland settler. He graduated from Case School of Applied Science in 1891. He was a civil engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad, west of Pittsburgh, from 1891 to 1892. He then worked for F. C. Osborn, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Brown Hoisting Company, Osborn Engineering, and Cleveland Electric Railway. He was appointed the U.S. Government Quartermaster's Department Superintendant of Construction in Portland, Maine. He returned to Cleveland and was appointed City Engineer (1901-07). He served as the President of the Cleveland Engineering Society from 1920 to 1921.

Building Name Address Built Status
Foundry Addition East 61st and Erie RR, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Lorain Avenue Savings Bank Lorain and Fulton, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Miles Park Masonic Temple 8910 Miles Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Salt Storage, packing Addison and L.S. & M.S. Railroad, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment Building 2910 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Apartment Building 2914 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Apartment Building 2932 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directory
Cleveland Necrology file
The Golden Anniversary Book of the Cleveland Engineering Society, Cleveland, 1930.
William M. Pattison Supply Company Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921

Biography

William J. Carter, Frederick D. Richards, and Frank Morrison Griffith.

Building Name Address Built Status
Auto Sales Room for Carris-Franklin Sales 3622 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Glenville Masonic Temple 10609 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Demolished

Sources

Image Source(s): Edward P. Almquist

Birth / Established: January 1854
Death / Dissolved: April 10, 1912

Biography

Edson A. Cass was born in Littleton, New Hampshire. He was a member of the county building commission. He entered the contracting business as a young man. His father Moses Cass was a carpenter. He became a member of the contracting firm of Cass & Stevens. He purchased large tracts of land on the East Side and laid out many streets and built many homes. He died in a cab on a visit to Washington, D.C. He lived in Parkside Dwelling at the time of his death.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Edson Cass 1837 East 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Residence for Edson Cass 1768 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Edson Cass 1772 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Edson Cass 6616 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence 1760 East 68th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residence 1865 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Louis H. Winch Residence 9907 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Widlar Block 724 Bolivar Road, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
George C. Lucas Residence 1960 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902-3 Standing
Parkside Dwelling 2040 Stearns Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology File: Plain Dealer Mortuary Notice April 13, 1912
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1897
Death / Dissolved: 1903

Biography

Century Architectural Company was listed as an architectural firm in Cleveland City Directories from 1897 until 1903. The company published a catalogue of house designs. Edward Schellentrager (1870 -1955) was the President and General Manager. He earlier was the President of the Savings and Sensible Architectural Bureau.See Ernest J. Schellentrager

Building Name Address Built Status
Edmond Laughlin Residence 3248 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
C. W. Kreinberg Residence 906 E. 150th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Residence for Edward J. Schellentrager 1193 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Herman Mierke Residence 1604 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for Belden Seymour 1294 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1327 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1350 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1856 West 50th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1856 West 50th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1940 Weast 44th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1940 West 77th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1942 West 44th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1942 West 77th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 3008 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 7715 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
J. B. Cowle Residence 4101-3 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Richard Carpenter Residence 1519 Kenilworth Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Commercial - Residential Building for Schlitz Brewing Company 2451 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for Edmund Hitchings 7912 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Double Residence for Dr. W. L. Rayl 1205 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for A.S. Miller Bellevue, PA 1901 Unknown
Residence for D.P. Black Thomas Street, Pittsburgh, PA 1901 Unknown
Residence for Jesse Pitts Massillon, OH 1901 Unknown
Residence for Belden Seymour 1318 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 3, 1887
Death / Dissolved: February 10, 1935

Biography

Thomas Cerny was a Cleveland architect in the early 20th century. He had a strong clientele in the Polish and Czech communities. He designed several houses in the Broadway and Fleet neighborhoods. He lived at 3905 E. 55th Street.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for John Koterlik 3845 East 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Residence for August Janka 3971 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Store Addition for Joe Soukup 3374 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Residence for Adam Pokropski 11504 Dove Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for F. Orenski 6910 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Frank Kempkowski 3968 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Stanislaw Osecki 6907 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Wadislaw 6828 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Z. Kowalewski 3915 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Anton Krusmirkowski Residence 6801 Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Garage for Hattie Wietrzikowski 6830 Ottawa Road, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Bertha Pojorski 6929 Ottawa Road, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Paul Kral 4230 East 114th Street, Cleveland, OH 1919 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Alex Osinski 3873 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Addition to Albert Rozek Residence 2218 West 10th Street, Cleveland, OH 1933 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
WWI draft registration

Birth / Established: October 10, 1882
Death / Dissolved: December 26, 1954

Biography

Oliver N. Chamberlain was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and was educated in Portsmouth schools. He had ten years of practical construction work and two years of general contracting experience. He was employed in the Cleveland office of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White when he registered for the draft during World War I. He was a member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building for Perry McCaskey 11607-9 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence for Andrew Krause 1144 West 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence for C. W. Ramp 1074 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
J. W. Willson Residence 1836 West 104th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence 1099 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for O. N. Chamberlain 1922 Van Buren East Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residences for O. N. Chamerlain Fairfax off Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Banater Hall 11932-8 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Dr. S. C. Lind Residence 11511 Harborview Drive, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
C. M Mohring Residence 18801 Oxford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Unknown

Sources

Book of Clevelanders p.50
Cleveland Necrology file

Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1910

Biography

Emilas R. Chapman, and Ernest K. Chapman started their firm in Canton in 1905. They then opened an office in the Caxton Building in 1906 and were known as the firm of Chapman and Chapman. In 1908, the city directory listed them as the Chapman Architectural Company when they were joined by William R. Chapman. The 1909 directory lists the as Chapman and Chapman. In 1910 they are listed as architects but the firm is not advertised. Both brothers left Cleveland by 1912.

Building Name Address Built Status
Bethel A.M.E Church and Parsonage 1200 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 1906 Demolished
Frank A. Sebring Residence 385 West Ohio Ave, Sebring, OH 1906 Standing
Three-Story Apartment Building for George Zinninger Canton, OH 1906 Unknown
Crawford Road Christian Church 1607 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
IOOF Building 144 E Main Street, Alliance, OH 1907 Standing
American Case & Register Co. Factory and Office 431 West Wilson Street, Salem, OH 1908 Standing
Citadel for Salvation Army 322 Walnut Ave SE, Canton, OH 1908 Demolished
Lakewood Church of Christ 17513 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1908 Demolished
Second Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (AKA First German Baptist Church) 5713 Kinsman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
West Madison Avenue Christian Church West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: October 27, 1870
Death / Dissolved: October 15, 1937

Biography

Emilius R. Chapman worked in the Cleveland and Canton areas. He opened an architectural practice with his brother Ernest in the Caxton Building in 1906. The firm was known as Chapman and Chapman. They were later known as the Chapman Architectural Company. In the 1930 Census he lived in Akron and worked for a rubber company.

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: October 27, 1870
Death / Dissolved: January 31, 1936

Biography

Ernest K. Chapman formed an architectural office with his brother Emilius Chapman. The firm that was known as Chapman and Chapman, later as the Chapman Architectural Company had offices in the Caxton Building. In the 1930 Census he was living in Akron, working for a rubber company. His death certificate lists him as a worker for the W.P.A.

Sources

1930 US Census
Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: August 1853
Death / Dissolved: November 1, 1884

Biography

Nevins P. Charlot was born in Texas and was active as a Cleveland architect from 1878 until his death. Originally he was a member of the firm of Blackburn and Charlot. After that partnership ended he was in business for himself. He lived at 1520 Clark Avenue and was elected to Cleveland City Council in 1883. He died of a heart attack at the age of 31.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building for Sylvester J. Miller 1281 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
M.J. Lawrence Residence 4414 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
A.B. Lyman Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
A.S. Guich Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
B. Harris Residence West Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
B. McCue Residence Massillon, OH 1883 Unknown
Brooklyn Street Railway buildings, offices, waiting room, stables, car barns Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
G.B. Solders Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
H.M. Brainard Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
High School South side of Monroe Street, Warren, OH 1883 Demolished
J.K. Russel Residence Massillon, OH 1883 Unknown
Miller Block OH Street, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Shaw Academy Euclid Avenue East, East Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Four family residence 1431-43 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1884 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: March 15, 1861
Death / Dissolved: November 3, 1918

Biography

William Chestney was born in Ohio of English-born parents. He was listed as a partner with Morris Gleichman, then moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He returned to Cleveland and is listed in the 1900-2 City Directories, living at 119 Arlington. He is not listed in city directories after that time.

Building Name Address Built Status
Two Story Brick Store and Dwelling for Thomas Mauriello 1033-5 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished

Sources

1900 U.S. Census

Birth / Established: November 12, 1864
Death / Dissolved: February 4, 1929

Biography

James W. Chrisford was born in England, coming to the United States in 1884. He served in the Spanish American War with Battery A. He was a member of Lakewood Village Council from 1909 to 1911 and the director of public service for the city of Lakewood. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis of Lakewood and the masons.

Building Name Address Built Status
Upson Block 11606-12 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Park Towers Apartment Building 1415 West 112th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residences for Henry Oppmann (Oppmann Terrace) 1475-93 Oppmann Terrace, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residences for Henry Oppmann (Oppmann Terrace) 1468-88 Oppmann Terrace, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Stores and Dwellings for Henry Oppmann 10107 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Lakewood Masonic Temple 15300 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1916 Standing
Glidden Varnish Company Addition Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Lakewood Methodist Church Detroit and Winchester, Lakewood, OH 1918 Standing
Warehouse for the W.G. Smith Company Hird Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Central Savings & Loan 6601 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Lincoln Theater 15408-15508 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1923 Demolished
Lakewood Bakery Building 11717 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1925 Demolished
St. Peter's Episcopal Church 18001 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1928 Standing

Sources

Book of Clevelanders, p.54
Cleveland Necrology file

Birth / Established: 1910
Death / Dissolved: Present

Biography

Christian, Schwarzenberg and Gaede was founded in 1913. The firm specialized in warehouse and industrial structures. The partners were Charles Christian (1884-1968), Louis H. Schwarzenberg (1888-1954), and Oscar Gaede (1885-1933). The business became Christian & Klopper in 1970. The name of the firm was changed in 2010 to Neville Architects.

Building Name Address Built Status
Rayon Factory West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
J. Weiskorf Warehouse 1575 Merwin Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Hiram Rivitz Company 1614 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Federal Knitting Mill Addition 2860-2894 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915-7 Standing
Heller Building 2216 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Richman Brothers Company 1600 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Samsel Rope 1235 Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Atlas Brass Manufacturing Company East 34th and Superior, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Factory for City Machine Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Grabler Manufacturing Building #9 6585 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
L. N. Gross Building 1220 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Standard Oil Plant Cincinnati, OH 1917 Unknown
Warehouse and office building for C.H. Rivitz Akron, OH 1917 Unknown
Wolf Envelope Building 1749 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Milk Plant for Cleveland Retail Grocers 1827 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Monarch Brass 1621 East 45th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Neal Storage addition 7208 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Western Machine Products Addition 7215 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Crown Annex Building 1150 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Schwarz - Formey Company 2810-2920 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Lion Knitting Mills 3256 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
J. L. Goodman Furniture Addition 8538 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1924 Demolished
Neal Storage 9800 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Neal Storage 15145 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing
Standard Envelope 1600 East 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Rose Iron Works 1100 Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 1949 Demolished
Bamberger Reinthal Company 6118 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Avery, A History of Cleveland and Its Environs, Volume III, p. 466.
Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921

Birth / Established: 1878
Death / Dissolved: 1897

Biography

Coburn and Barnum was one of the most important architectural firms in late 19th century in Cleveland. They designed over twenty houses along Euclid Avenue's Millionaires Row, several buildings for Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, and Oberlin College, and large commercial buildings including the Blackstone Power Block. They designed several churches including the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, the Franklin Avenue Congregational Church, the Olivet Baptist Church, and Trinity Baptist Church. Beyond Cleveland they had commissions in Oberlin, Delaware, and Ashland, Ohio, and Palm Beach, Florida. The office staff included Benjamin Hubbell, W. Dominck Benes, John Edelmann, Albert Skeel, Frank Hall, and Herbert Briggs. The firm would become Coburn, Barnum and Benes, when W. Dominick Benes was made partner, and became Coburn, Barnum, Benes, and Hubbell when Benjamin Hubbell became a partner. The firm dissolved when Forrest Coburn died in 1897. Several of the firm's architectural plans can be found at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library.

Building Name Address Built Status
C. M. Spitzer Residence 2830 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1879 Standing
Celian M. Spitzer Residence 2830 Franklin, Cleveland, OH 1879 Demolished
East Rockport School 1456 Warren Road, Lakewood, OH 1879 Standing
A. A. Wright Residence 123 Forest Street, Oberlin, OH 1880 Standing
Double Residence for George Warmington 4906-8 Franklin, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
E. J. Blandin Residence 2200 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
eleven frame dwellings for Col. O. Payne Perry and Payne, Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
L. A. Hall Residence 1941 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
Residence for Thomas Axworthy 3802 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
Residence for Thomas Axworthy 3806 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
W. H. Little Residence Delaware, OH 1880 Unknown
William H. Brown Residence 4811 Scoville Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
Henry C. Hawkins Residence 1933 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880-1 Demolished
N. W. Cutter Residence 1946 East 59th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880-1 Demolished
Rawson Collins Residence 2183 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880-1 Demolished
Dr. N. Schneider Residence 3125 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
F. A. Wyman Residence 5914 Longfellow Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Four frame tenements for W. J. Gordon Arlington Court, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
George McKay Residence 1915 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Hiram Little Residence 7615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
J. H. McBride Residence 6111 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Lee McBride Residence 6107 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Three frame tenements for I. P. Lamson Jennings Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Building for Henry Perkins 1144-72 West 11th Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Business block on River Street for J.B. Perkins Cleveland, OH 1882 Unknown
Cesar Grasseli Residence 2275 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Double Residence for William Goodwin 3702 - 8 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
Furniture Block 1431 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Residence for John W. Heisley 2411 Baldwin Road, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Third Evangelical Reformed Church 1567 East 36th Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
Bousfield Residence 3804-6 Franklin, Cleveland, OH 1883 Standing
Brick block for L.E. Holden on Bond Street, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Business block on Huron Road for the Co-operative Building Co Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Dr. Beckwith (Double) Residence 2116-22 Prospect, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
First Congregational Church 4425 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
House on Sibley Street for Frank Aldrich Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
House on Sibley Street for Frank Hall Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
S. T. Wellman Residence Cedar and Case, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Two dwellings on Case for C.B. Cobb Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Sturges Hall 23 S. Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 1883-4 Demolished
Willson Avenue Riding School 1919 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1884-5 Demolished
Garfield Residence Library Addition 8095  Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 1886 Standing
Warren Opera House High Street, Warren, OH 1886 Demolished
North Presbyterian Church 4001 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1886-7 Standing
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church 9606 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Western Reserve Medical School 1355 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Assembly Hall for St. Francis R. C. Congregation 7111 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Double Residence for S. D. Dodge 1762-6 East 17th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Forest Coburn Residence 6100 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Franklin Block 1213 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
George H. Warmington Residence 6603 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Peter Kipp Residence 2205 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for A. G. Harbaugh 2022 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for John Pankhurst 3206-8 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Residence for Mrs. A. M. Buell 1763 East 17th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for the Church of the Blessed Hope 3502 Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Sargent Block 1708-10 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Tenement for J. H. Wigman 2160 E.38th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Caspar W. Hiatt Residence 1704 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Greiner Block 2600-14 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Hermann Block 2526 Market Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
Irving W. Metcalf Residence 1700 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
James H. Hutchins Residence 3751 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
John and Martha Pankin Residence 1443 West 85th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
Otis Block addition for Ernest Heyse 225-31 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Remodelling of George Vail Residence 5211 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Store and office building for N.O. Stone 314-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Crittenden Building addition for Henry Perkins 1376-82 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889-90 Demolished
(Bishop) William A. Leonard Residence 3054 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Bible Readers School for the Bohemian Mission Board of Cleveland 5111 Fowler Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Charles Bernard Residence 1930 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Double Residence for John D. Rockefeller 4509-15 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Double Residence for John D. Rockefeller 4519-25 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Dr. Albert J. Cook Residence 3290 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Exchange Building (Commercial Building for George Atwater, Henry Brooks, and Stephen Brooks) 1756-70 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Helen Gale Residence 4400 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Margaret Oerl Residence 2443 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Nursery building for the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum 5030 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Residence for Bertram Bower 2175 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Buckland Bower 2167 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Residence for Buckland Bower 2175 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
W. J. Morgan Residence 8615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
William Alcott Residence 1970 East 69th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
William G. & Amanda M. Smith Residence 5719 Hawthorne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Addition to Andrew Squire Residence 4106 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commercial Building for William Grosse 4744-50 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Residence for Titus Ingraham 6110 West Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
William Turreff Residence 1867 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Case Institute of Technology ? Mechanical Laboratory Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1891-2 Standing
Commercial Building for Henry Perkins 1390-04 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1891-2 Demolished
Commercial Building for John Zabel 2562-72 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891-2 Standing
Case Institute of Technology ? Chemistry Laboratory 2090 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Charles Bolton Barn 7016 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Charles H. Benjamin Residence 2093 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Clevleand Medical College - Second Building 717-21  Bolivar Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Commercial Building for James Wood 4431 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Congregational Church 209 Center Street, Ashland, OH 1892 Standing
Double Residence for David Beckwith 1839-41 East 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Guilford Cottage - CWRU 11112  Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Interior remodelling of Eliza Clark Residence 2611 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Jay D. Fuller Residence 1847 East 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
John Roemer Residence 1915-7 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Julius Lamprecht Residence 1856 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Mizpah Bohemian Congregational Chapel 3736 East 59th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Olney Gallery 2241 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Residence for Western Reserve University 11109  Bellflower, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Thomas Larter Residence 1898 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
D. H. Beckwith Drug Store Cleveland, OH 1892-3 Demolished
E. M. Stover Residence Cleveland, OH 1892-3 Demolished
George W. Howe Residence 2248 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892-4 Standing
First Congregational Church 4425 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Henry Becker Residence 7211 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
Joshua Gregg Residence 9409 Euclid Avenue , Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Merrell Block 1900 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
P.J. McMyler Residence 18091 Detroit Avenue Lakewood, Lakewood, OH 1893 Demolished
Patrick Donovan Residence (double) 1822-4 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Prof. F. M. Comstock Residence 2085 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Residence for David Griese 1760 East 19th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Block for George Evans 6902-8 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893-4 Demolished
Edson Cass Residence 11459 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893-4 Demolished
William H. Silverthorn Residence 1945 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893-4 Demolished
William Starkweather Residence 17868 Lake Avenue Lakewood, Lakewood, OH 1893-4 Demolished
C. W. Bingham Residence Jungle Road, Palm Beach, FL 1894 Demolished
Church for Cleveland Baptist Missionary Society (First Swedish Baptist Church) 5701 White Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
CWRU - Guilford Cottage Addition 11112 Bellflower, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Double residence for P. J. Donovan 1822-4 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Factory and Warehouse for H.B. Perkins 326-40 Frankfort Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Henry C. Studley Residence 2159 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Immanuel Baptist Church 1285 Parkwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Olivet Baptist Church 5022 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
YMCA 8303 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Calvary Baptist Church 3550 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Demolished
George Christian Residence 7341 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Demolished
E. W. Waller Residence 250 South Prospect, Ravenna, OH 1895 Standing
Frederick Sears Residence 1941 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Frontenac Apartments for W.G. Rose 719-23 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Office building for Henry C. Rouse Superior bet W.3rd and W.6th, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Samuel Burrows Residence 2061 Cornell Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Washington H. Lawrence Residence 23200 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH 1895 Standing
Two family residence for John Parkin 4312  Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Case Institute of Technology ? Electrical LaboratoryWRU 2104 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
John and Martha Parkin Residence 1443-5 West 85th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Residence for Harriet Turreff 1903 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
William Wright Residence 8612 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Double House Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Mary Perkins Lawton Office 411 Mahoning, Warren, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cigliano, Jan Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
Leader December 2, 1897
Plain Dealer December 2, 1897
Some Selections from the Work of Coburn & Barnum (1897)
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby, Donald Petit

Birth / Established: 1895
Death / Dissolved: 1896

Biography

Architect W. Dominic Benes joined Forrest Coburn and Frank Barnum as partners in this architectural firm in 1895.

Building Name Address Built Status
Alteration of Julia York Residence 2708 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Case School of Applied Science Laboratory Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Factory for William Bailey & Son 1915 West 96th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Remodeling of Block on Euclid Ave. for W. B. Davis Company 225-231 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Residential alterations for H.W. White on Lakeshore East of City, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church 15837 Euclid, East Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
YMCA Broadway Branch Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Goodrich House 602-18 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Hollenden Hotel addition Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished

Sources

Cigliano, Jan Showplace of America: Cleveland?s Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
Leader December 2, 1897
Plain Dealer December 2, 1897
Some Selections from the Work of Coburn & Barnum (1897)

Birth / Established: 1896
Death / Dissolved: 1897

Biography

Architect Benjamin S. Hubbell joined Forrest Coburn, Frank Barnum, and W. Dominic Benes as partners in this architectural firm in 1896. The firm would dissolve after the death of Forrest Coburn in 1897. Frank Barnum then formed F. S. Barnum & Company. W. Dominic Benes and Benjamin Hubbell would form the firm of Hubbell and Benes.

Building Name Address Built Status
Ben Patterson Residence 1514 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
First Presbyterian Parish House East 6th & St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Melius Collart Residence 1448 West 81st Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Remodeling of Residence for Prof. J. W. Langley 2077 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
S. T. Wellman Residence 8803 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
St. Thomas Episcopal Church 214 East 2nd Street, Port Clinton, OH 1896 Standing
Tank Hall 110 East College Street, Oberlin, OH 1896 Standing
Western Reserve Historical Society 10702 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Residence of W. B. White 11125 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896-97 Demolished
Henry Watterson Residence 8128 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished

Sources

Cigliano, Jan Showplace of America: Cleveland?s Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
Leader December 2, 1897
Plain Dealer December 2, 1897
Some Selections from the Work of Coburn & Barnum (1897)

Birth / Established: April 27, 1848
Death / Dissolved: December 1, 1897

Biography

Forrest Amos Coburn was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He moved to Cleveland's West Side with his parents at the age of fourteen. He worked as a bookkeeper for the firm of Woods, Perry and Company lumber dealers after high school. He developed a talent for architecture while working for that firm. From 1868 to 1871 he worked for architect Joseph Ireland, then in the office of architect Walter Blythe. He then went to New York to complete his study of architecture where he worked in the office of Richard Morris Hunt. He returned to Cleveland in 1877 and went into partnership with Frank S. Barnum in 1878. They were a very successful firm; the vast majority of their work was residential. They were also the architects of several churches in Cleveland and surrounding communities, including a large number of Congregational Churches. These included the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church at 9606 Euclid Avenue (1887), the Franklin Avenue Congregational Church at 5720 Franklin Boulevard (1883), and the Olivet Baptist Church, as well as several buildings for Case Tech and Western Reserve University, and commercial buildings. He was secretary of the Civil Engineer's club and a member of the veteran's society of Troop A. His death was brought on by over work. He was sick the last four months of his life. At the time of his death he lived at 6016 Franklin.

Sources

Cigliano, Jan Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
Leader December 2, 1897
Plain Dealer December 2, 1897
Some Selections from the Work of Coburn & Barnum (1897)

Birth / Established: November 30, 1850
Death / Dissolved: October 10, 1910

Biography

Charles Cole was active as a Cleveland architect from 1885 to 1909. In 1893 he formed a partnership with Ora Williams that lasted one year. He spent four years as a contractor. In 1901 he returned to the architectural profession, opening an office in the Colonial Arcade. He retired in 1909.

Building Name Address Built Status
Edward Leighton Residence 1560 East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Mrs. W. E. Ransom Residence 2372 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
William H. King Residence 2382 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Charles W. Stearns Stone Yard Office 1681 Merwin Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
Commercial Building 3417 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
John F. Dowie Residence 1549 East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Arthur Cogswell Residence 6014 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Richard Wills Residence 2211 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Henry Hebebrand Residence 1756 East 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Residence for John Dowie 1565 East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Residence for John Dowie 1563 East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
William P. Johnson Residence 1906 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Block for C. A. Cook 11636 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Demolished
Residence for Charles C. Hills 1848 Page Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Standing
Commercial Building for Aadam Metzger 3304 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Dr. George Turrill Residence 1697 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Residence for Alfred Symes 1539 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
William Strangward Residence 1045 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Interstate Architect 7.1.1901

Birth / Established: July 23, 1890
Death / Dissolved: July 13, 1978

Biography

Charles C. Colman was a graduate of the Cornell University College of Architecture in 1912. He worked as a designer in the office of Frank Meade. In 1916 and 1917 he worked in the offices of Olmsted Brothers in Brookline, Massachusetts and Abram Garfield. He opened the firm of Charles Colman in 1919. He was a veteran of World War I, advancing to the rank of Lieutenant. He worked at the Federal Housing Administration from 1935 until 1943. His office was in the 1900 Euclid Building. He lived in Cleveland at 13708 Ardoon Road, later moving to 1515 Kemper Road.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for William E. Coleman 6721 Ottawa Road, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Herman Friedman Residence 2866 Fairfax Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1919 Standing
L. W. Flesheim Residence 2565 Norfolk Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1919 Standing
J. Reder Residence 2641 Dartmoor Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1923 Standing
Automobile Service Building for the Ramsdell Brothers Carnegie and East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
Residence 3058 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Residence 3140 Falmouth Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Sam L. Kloffer Residence 3404 Blanche Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1934 Standing
Myer Weingarten Residence 3621 Severn Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1945 Standing
Sophie Landu Residence 3661 Severn Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1945 Standing
Unknown Cleveland, OH 1959-60 Unknown
Bert Keller Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
R. C. Rudolph Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence 16220 Parkland, Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
S. W. Flesheim Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Telling Belle Vernon Store Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

American Architects Directory, 1956
Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights, 1992 - West Summit Press - Beachwood and Ft. Myers, Florida
Cleveland City Directories
http://www.shakeronline.com/relocation/buying

Birth / Established: December 3, 1858
Death / Dissolved: July 2, 1940

Biography

Ora Coltman was a well known Cleveland artist born in Shelby, Ohio who was also a draftsman and an attorney. He was a member of the A.S.L. of New York, and a member of the Water Color Society of Cleveland. He lived on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, where Coltman Road was named after him.

Building Name Address Built Status
Monument for Newton D. Fisher 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Cleveland Public Library - Jefferson Branch 850 Jefferson Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Cleveland Public Library - Brooklyn Branch Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Cleveland Public Library - Superior Branch 1347 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: February 12, 1880
Death / Dissolved: February 7, 1971

Biography

Harry A. Cone was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories from 1905 to 1922. He developed a large Jewish clientele and was the architect of B' Nai Jeshurun Temple (now Shiloh Baptist Church), Mt. Sinai Hospital on East 37th Street, the Synagogue at Woodland and Kennard, and Sherrah Terrah Synagogue in Canton. He also designed a number of homes and commercial buildings. After 1922 he became Vice President of the Representative Construction Company. He also designed numerous residential, commercial and industrial buildings. He retired to Miami Beach, Florida in 1943 where he died in 1971.

Building Name Address Built Status
E. E. Allyne Residence Amesbury Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Pearl Amusement Co Roller Rink (Aragon Ballroom) 3179 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
St. Wendelin Parochial School 2285 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Commercial Building for Joseph Halada 3401 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
David Haber Residence 10404 South Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Edward W. Klein Residence 10308 South Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Henry J. Mandlebaum Residence 10210 Westchester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Isadore Whitelaw Residence 10318 South Blvd, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Joseph Gross Residence 10321 Westchester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
L. N. Gross Residence 1850 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Shiloh Baptist Church (built as B�Nai Jeshurun Temple) East 55th and Scovill, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Terrace for Sol Moses 1842-8 East 73rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Jewish Orphan Infant Home Dase, between Cedar and Central, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
John Schuster Residence River Road, Lakewood, OH 1907 Demolished
Mt. Sinai Hospital 2371 East 37th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Samuel Stern Residence 3945 East 67th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Utopian Club Seneca Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
B. F. Klein Residence Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Edward and Lilian Humel Reisdence 16905 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Fred Martin Residence 1420 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
I. Flesheim Residence Abington Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Joseph Norton Residence 13215 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Kneseth Kneseth Israel Synagogue 2555 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Residence for Mae B. Lewis 1604 Hazel Drive, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Residence for Morris Treuhaft Mayfield Heights, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Residence for Ralph Hecker 2096 Abington Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Terrace (10 suites) for M. Weinberger Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Commercial Building for Dr. E. Womacka 4206-8 Clark Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Louis W. Greve Residence 1846 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Apartment Building for Robert Mac Taggart 6110 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Residence 1061 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Theatre 7636-50 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence and Garage for Mr. J. Leibel 10704 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
[Temple] for Hungarian Congregation of B' Nai Jeshurun Cemetery 13009 Shaw Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Residence 1065 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Glenber Brass Manufacturing Company 5097 Superior, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Warehouse for S. P. Heller 2059 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Commercial Building for Store and Bowling Alley 8510 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Two family residence for J.H. Dubsky 3134 West 52nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Commercial Building 2600 Carroll Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916-8 Demolished
Apartment Building for Gutentag and Frieman 1957 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartments for N. Halada West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Auditorium and Classroom Addition for Shaaray Torah Synagogue Canton, OH 1917 Demolished
Boiler House addition for Cleveland and Sandusky Brewery West 25th and Carroll, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building East Side, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building for Max Wasserman Broadway near Harvard, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building Euclid and Superior, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building 5822 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Factory for Bronze Gear and Castings East Side, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence Westchester and East 98th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence and garage for for I. Lefkevitz Cleveland Avenue, Canton, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence and garage for Max Rudner Canton, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for C. Rim East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Market House Euclid and Eddy Road, East Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Store and Salesroom for B & S Shatzinger East 12th Street and Walnut Ave, Cleveland, OH 1919 Demolished
Residence 1077 East 98th Street, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17725 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17801 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17802 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17805 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17806 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17809 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17810 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17813 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17814 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17817 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17821 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17822 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17900 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17901 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17904 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17905 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17908 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 17909 Ingleside Road, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence for Adolph Kohn 2560 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing
Residence for J.H. Tyroller 2570 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Diretories
Social Security Death index
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby, Donn R. Nottage, City of Cleveland

Birth / Established: May 1, 1882
Death / Dissolved: June 21, 1942

Biography

Theo Conner was born in Ireland and raised in Ontario. He was active in the architectural profession beginning in 1904. Charles Schweinfurth employed him where he was a designer of Trinity Cathedral. He later established his own office and is listed in the Cleveland City Directories from 1908 until 1939 as an architect. He was an enthusiastic hockey fan, who had some responsibility for bringing professional hockey to Cleveland, with a team in the International League.

Building Name Address Built Status
Hotel Belmont Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Hotel Carter Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Apartment Building for Charles, John, and Oscar Lay 1357 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1912-3 Standing
Apartment Building Fairchild and Fairmount, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Apartment Building 1327 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Zion Evangelical Church (Bethany Baptist Church) 1209 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Reverend George Goetz Residence and Duplex 9902 Pierpont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Del Prado Apartment Building Addition Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Demolished
Apartment Building 7700 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1908-1939
OAB Dec 1914 p. 38-40
Theodore Conner Architect, Dies Plain Dealer June 22, 1942
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 1865
Death / Dissolved: December 11, 1961

Biography

Edward J. Cook was an Electrical Engineer for the Cleveland Electric Railway Company. He resided at 96 Commonwealth Ave. In the 1904 city directory he is listed as the chief engineer for the company.

Building Name Address Built Status
Addition to Powerhouse for Cleveland City Railway Company 1153 Washington Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Birth / Established: 1937
Death / Dissolved: 1940

Biography

M.W. Copper Jr. and Edward G. Conrad

Building Name Address Built Status
John Henning Anderson Residence 18127 West Clifton, Lakewood, OH 1937 Standing
Ohio Bell Kent, OH 1937 Unknown
Lakewood Little Theater interior remodel 17823 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1938 Standing
Ohio Bell Ravenna, OH 1938 Unknown
Ohio Bell Salem, OH 1938 Unknown
Lakewood Hospital Addition 14519 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1938-40 Standing
Clark's Yorktown Remodeling 11702 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 1939 Standing
Commercial Block for the Shaker-Moreland Co. 2720-2762 Van Aken Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1939 Standing
William H. Millar Residence Fairmount Boulevard, Pepper Pike, OH 1939 Unknown
Addition to Ohio Bell Building 13630 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1940 Standing
Storefront Alterations for Alger-Rau Inc. 12434 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1940 Standing
Birth / Established: December 5, 1897
Death / Dissolved: November 12, 1985

Biography

Monroe W. Copper Jr. was born in Philadelphia and was a 1918 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture. He left school for the Navy and served in the Atlantic during World War I. He later became a member of the Naval Reserve, returning to active service during World War II. He came to Cleveland in 1920 to work for Walker and Weeks where he worked on plans for the Cleveland Public Library and the Federal Reserve Bank. He also worked for architects Howell & Thomas. In 1924 he opened a practice with Donald O. Dunn, which lasted until Dunn's death in 1932. He specialized in elegant traditional residences in the Georgian and French style. He designed over 2,000 homes, 59 churches, 11 restaurants, and nine commercial buildings. He was a member of the firm of Copper and Conrad from 1934 to 1940. He was a member of the firm of Copper, Wade & Peck in 1945, later Copper & Wade and finally Copper, Wade, Copper & Rhaynes.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for W.P. Stewart 3574 Strathavon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing
Bertram Rothwell Residence 15020 Shore Acres Drive, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Chester B. Gynn Residence 2841 Brighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Conrad Splittorf Residence 17103 Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Howard Wiebenson Residence 3046 Woodbury Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
M.D. Howell Residence 3345 Kenmore Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Mrs. A. Squire Ogden Residence 15019 Shore Acres Drive, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for F.H. Webb 3350 Lansmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for M.D. Howell 18414 Lynton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for R.R. Zisette 17725 Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for Walter Wiebenson 10011 Cliff Drive, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
E. Hughes Residence 3598 Glencairn Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
F.G. Walker Residence 3300 Avalon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Fred J. Bergold Residence 3520 Ingleside Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
J.H. Thompson Residence 2906 Claremont Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
J.R. McGraw Residence 3326 Lansmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Mrs. Jessie Gundling Residence 3305 Grenway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Residence for F. Webb 3299 Elsmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Residence for F.H. Webb 3304 Chalfant Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Residence for Lombardo and Aveni 3666 Hilldana Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Stiles Curtis Smith Residence 2867 Torrington Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
W.W. Wood Residence 3265 Dorchester Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
C.B. Hall Residence 3315 Grenway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
C.W. Yeager Residence 3259 Avalon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Dr. C.E. Cristie Residence 2939 Kingsley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
G.W. Price Residence 3266 Ingleside Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
George Kendrick Residence 18432 Lynton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Grief Raibel Residence 19616 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for C.A. Thompson 21006 Brantley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for C.A. Thompson 21306 Brantley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for F. Webb 20700 Brantley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for F. Webb 3359 Elsmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for F.G. Holtkamp 3336 Grenway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for J.R. Martin 16817 Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for J.R. Martin 17821 Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for J.R. Martin 18009 Fernway Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
R.R. Bingham Residence 3326 Braemar Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Residence for F. Webb 3355 Elsmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Wilbur Brooks Residence 18927 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Monroe Copper Residence "Hearthside" Gates Mills, OH 1932 Standing
Residence for Gunderson-Sheppard 2691 Landon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Residence for Marshall W. Ulf 22350 McCauley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
E.W. Valensi Residence 2711 Cranlyn Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Mrs. G. Gordner Residence 23976 Stanford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
E.P. Jones Residence 22600 Calverton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
H.B. Shepard Residence 2724 Shelley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
Mr. and Mrs. George Richman Residence 2849 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
John Keine Residence 1300 Inglewood Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1941 Standing
R.D. Hickok Residence 20650 Almar Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1941 Standing
Residence 1300 Inglewood Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1941 Standing
Mayfield Methodist Church Mayfield Road, Mayfield, OH 1947 Standing
Pebble Brook Farm for Griefe Raible 9760 Mayfield Road, Chesterland, OH 1949 Standing
A-T-O Inc. (Figgie International) Headquarters 4420 Sherwin Road, Willoughby, OH 1970 Unknown
Augustus Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Bolton Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Christ Episcopal Church 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Clark's Shakertown Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Edward Wiebenson Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Firestone Residence Akron, Akron, OH n.d. Unknown
G. T. Ogden Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Hoover Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
John Anderson Residence Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Representative Clevelanders
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1952
Death / Dissolved: 1962

Biography

Architectural firm that included Munroe Copper and Robert Verne Wade. Their offices were at 10528 Wilbur in the University Circle area.

Building Name Address Built Status
George S. Kendrick Residence 23900 Stanford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Residence for Clarence Hejl 21076 Sydenham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Residence for Clarence Hejl 21120 Sydenham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Residence for Clarence Hejl 21180 Sydenham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Claude A. Carr Residence 22726 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1953 Standing
Residence for M.L. Smythe 2741 Sherbrooke Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1955 Standing
St. Martin's Episcopal Church 6295 Chagrin River Road, Bentleyville, OH 1955 Standing
Storer Broadcasting Company 1630 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1955 Demolished
Westlake Methodist Church 27650 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 1955 Standing
Dr. John Hannan Residence 22360 Canterbury Lane, Shaker Heights, OH 1956 Standing
Christ Episcopal Church 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1957 Standing
Church of the Lakes 5944 Fulton Drive NW, Canton, OH 1960-5 Standing
Birth / Established: 1963
Death / Dissolved: 1968

Biography

Originally Copper, Wade & Peck formed in 1945. Became Copper, Wade, Copper & Raynes in 1968.

Building Name Address Built Status
First United Presbyterian Church 399 S. Trimble Road, Mansfield, OH 1964 Standing
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Ashtabula, OH 1965 Standing
Dr. and Mrs. Linke Residence 22440 Canterbury Lane, Shaker Heights, OH 1966 Standing
Birth / Established: 1946
Death / Dissolved: 1952

Biography

Architectural firm that included Munroe Copper, Jr, Robert Verne Wade and Russell Ralph Peck.

Building Name Address Built Status
Cleveland Southwest Bus Line Terminal Bedford, OH 1947 Standing
Methodist Church 18900 Libbly Road, Maple Heights, OH 1947 Standing
Mayfield Methodist Church Mayfield, OH 1948 Standing
Residence for Robert W. Dudley 2691 Chesterton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1948 Standing
Residence for Clarence Hejl 21299 Sydenham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1949 Standing
Residence for Quinter Young 23175 Laureldale, Shaker Heights, OH 1949 Standing
Residence for Clarence Hejl 21300 Sydenham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1951 Standing
W.S. Bidle Jr. Residence 2699 Rochester Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1951 Standing
Baptist Church of the Master 4050 Monticello, Cleveland Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Birth / Established: 1968
Death / Dissolved: 1975

Biography

Originally Copper, Wade & Peck. Wade retired in 1975.

Building Name Address Built Status
Gates Mills Cultural Center Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 1968 Standing
Bonne Bell Headquarters 18515 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1969 Standing
Chagrin Commerce Building 24300 Chagrin Boulevard, Beechwood, OH 1970 Standing
Copper, Wade, Copper & Raynes Office Building 840 Brainard Road, Highland Heights, OH 1972 Standing
Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for A.A. Weidmer 3115 Chadborne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
First Evangelical Church (Greater Friendship Baptist Church) 853 Thornhill Road, Cleveland, OH 1924-6 Standing
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran School 1486 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: October 31, 1877
Death / Dissolved: June 8, 1928

Biography

John William Cresswell Corbusier was a native of Rochester, New York and a graduate of the Mechanics Institute who gained practical experience in Buffalo, New York and New York City, where he worked in the office of Cass Gilbert. He became the lead draftsman in the office of H.V.B. Magonigle who won the competition for the McKinley Memorial in Canton. While in this office he won the gold metal of the New York architectural league. He married the daughter of H. F. Lyman of the Upson-Walton Company. He spent two years in Paris after his marriage, where he continued his study of the gothic cathedral. Upon his return to the United States, he settled in Cleveland, associating with Ralph Adams Cram in erecting the Church of the Covenant, and with Henry Vaughn on the Flora Stone Mather Chapel of Adelbert College. He later went into partnerships with George S. Page and then with William E. Foster. He was a noted church architect. He moved to Hudson in 1911 where he was instrumental in early historic preservation efforts, designing several structures that fit into the character of the early Western Reserve architecture of the town. He was an accomplished singer and was in charge of music at the First Congregational Church in Hudson. Corbusier died of a heart attack while dancing at the Hudson Club at the age of forty-nine. According to his obituary he also designed several unidentified churches in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Orlando, FL, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Toledo, and Massillon.

Building Name Address Built Status
Seymour Hall 115 College Street, Hudson, OH 1913 Standing
Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity 50 North Prospect, Akron, OH, OH 1913-4 Standing
Church of the Ascension 13216 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1916 Standing
Hudson Elementary School 34 Oviatt Street, Hudson, OH 1916 Demolished
Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House 1100 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, FL 1917 Standing
J. W. C. Corbusier Residence 226 College Street, Hudson, OH 1917 Standing
Lakewood Baptist Church 14721 Detroit, Lakewood, OH 1917 Standing
First Congregational Church Addition 47 Aurora Street, Hudson, OH 1919 Standing
Church of the Good Shepherd Worsham Hall 1100 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, FL 1920-1 Standing
Ellsworth Hall Western Reserve Academy 178 College Street, Hudson, OH 1922 Standing
Trinity Lutheran Church 16400 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1922 Standing
Springfield Presbyterian Church 207 West 6th Street, Jacksonville, FL 1922-3 Standing
Grace Lutheran Church 16th and Varnum NW, Washington, DC 1924 Standing
St. John's Evangelical Church 122 W. Ottawa St., Oak Harbor, OH 1926-7 Standing
St. Paul Lutheran Church 127  Cherry Road NE, Massillon, OH 1926-7 Standing
Church of the Saviour 2531 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1926-8 Standing
Grace Lutheran Church 13001 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1927 Standing
St. John's Lutheran Church Market and Seventh, Zanesville, OH 1927 Standing
Church of the Good Shepherd Sanctuary 1100 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, FL 1928 Standing
Salmon Halle Residence 2701 Park Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1928-9 Standing
First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant 250 West 7th Street, Erie, PA 1929 Standing
Residence 17050 South Park, Shaker Heights, OH 1912 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights p. 22
Cleveland City Directories
Hudson: A Survey of Historic Buildings; edited by Lois Newkirk; KSU: Kent and London, 1989
Van Tassel, David and Grabowski, John J.; The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography; Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1976
Wood, Wayne W.; Jacksonville?s Architectural Heritage; Jacksonville: University of North Florida Press, nd
Image Source(s): Karl A. Brunjes

Birth / Established: 1926
Death / Dissolved: Unknown
Building Name Address Built Status
Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and School 12826 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
S.P. Halle Residence 2701 Park Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1908

Biography

Owned by Charles P. Corlett (1868 - 1908) Civil Engineer. He lived in Willoughby.

Building Name Address Built Status
American Ball Bearing Company 8300 Baker Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Champion Steel Range Company 4001 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Republic Stamping and Enameling Canton, OH 1907 Unknown
Standard Welding Company Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Birth / Established: May 29, 1865
Death / Dissolved: May 6, 1919

Biography

Burt W. Corning was born in Mecosta County, Michigan of Irish lineage. He went to the country schools to the age of fifteen and began teaching in the district schools. He entered into an apprenticeship to the builder's trade. In 1891 he went into business as a contractor and builder in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1899 he became a practicing architect, opening an office in Cleveland. He was the first man to introduce the private porch to apartment buildings in Cleveland. He was the director of the Niagara Realty Company. His office was located at East 105th Street and Superior Avenue.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment building for Dorr Wolcott E.87th and Superior, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Apartment building for William Schmehl 1885-7 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Dr. O. A. Palmer Residence Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
N. C. Colgan Residence 1336 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
Residence Westchester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Residence for Mrs. E. Staiger 1329 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace on for Mrs. Salter Superior at Hazeldale, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Commercial building for Dr. W.C. Webber East 105th and Superior, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Four suite terrace Superior near East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Four suite terrace for F.J. Land Hampden Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Residence for Emma Reeves 10619 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace 2801-9 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Terrace for Casper Aul 10507-17 Lee Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for J. H. Paine 1953 East 73rd near Hough, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for J. W. McClure 2159-66 E.87th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for W. M. Duncan 7604-16 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Ella Ramsdell Residence 1279 E.105th Street,, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Residence for Charles Grip 10220 Parkgate Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Residence for Charles Gripe Superior Park, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Terrace for A. E. Dudley 11420 Fairchild Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Terrace for J. Brown Elliot Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment house for J. B. Freeman Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Commercial residential building for J.C. McClure Collinwood, OH, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Enjoy U Movie Theater 7700 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Four story apartment for Jesse Nichols, Jr Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Terrace Washington Blvd. And St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Wiedeman Residence Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment Building for F.J. Cronk 10317 Kempton Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Apartment building for McQuigg East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Commercial residential building for G.E. Milligan Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 1908 Demolished
Crawford Tilden Apartment Building 1831 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Apartment building 1981 Ford Drive, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Commercial - Residential Building for Frank Ubersox 9801-9 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Poinciana Apartment Building 1875 Belmore, East Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Apartment Building for James Burr 6202 Franklin, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Apartment Building for James Burr 6202 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Commercial Residential Building 11221-3 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence 9106-8 Parkgate, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Apartment Building 1351 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Apartment Building 1365 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Apartment Building 1377 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Dorn School of Expression and Dramatic Art 7306 Detroit, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Apartment Building for E. Scharpsteen 1934 E. 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Unknown
Commercial Building for George Brown 10622 Superior, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Apartment Building 2707 Lancashire Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building 12321 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Adelmar Apartments 1605 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Dr. O. A. Palmers Hospital Republic Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Glenola Apartments 1832 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Republic Apartment Building 1886 East 101st Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Wolcott Apartments Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland v. 2 p.96-7
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1916
Death / Dissolved: 1917

Biography

This was an architectural firm that included Burt Corning, Vance Florence, and Verne Corning, son of Burt. The firm was in existence in 1916 and 1917.

Building Name Address Built Status
Two Apartment Buildings Lancashire & East 119th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Warehouse Mayfield & East 119th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Two suite apartment Larchmere & Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland v. 2 p. 96-7

Birth / Established: August 11, 1847
Death / Dissolved: July 6, 1916

Biography

The English-born Robert Crabb was listed as a carpenter contractor in the 1894 Cleveland City Directory and as an architect in city directories from 1906 until his death in 1916.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment House SE Corner Woodland and East 83rd Place, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for George Matchett 9702-6 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for George Matchett 8501-3 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898-9 Demolished
Apartment for James Leighton 3197-3203 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Apartment House for Palmer and Co. 2904-5 Sackett Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for James Leighton 7023-9 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Brighton Flats for John Millier & Royal A. Fobes 3369 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Henry H. Platt Residence 1894 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Six-story Apartment Building for Koblitz Bros Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Commercial Building for Koblitz Bros. 1265-9 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
Commercial building Euclid and Collins Place, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Three-Story Apartment Building Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Store and Apartment Building for Lillian Rost St. Clair West of East 105th, Cleveland, OH 1906-7 Demolished
F. W. Wakefield House (Harbor View) 480 Main Street, Vermilion, OH 1909 Standing
Cleveland & Sandusky Brewing Company 2705 Carroll Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Commercial Building 1016-24 Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file

Birth / Established: 1886
Death / Dissolved: 1893

Biography

The firm of Cramer & Fugman was in existence between 1886 and 1893. The principles were Charles Frank Cramer and Godfrey Fugman. The firm's work was highlighted in a publication, Greater Cleveland Architecture, that included many commercial buildings and residences.

Building Name Address Built Status
Bertha Armbruster Residence 2683 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Cleveland Fire Station #16 7911 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Commercial building for A. H. May Cleveland, OH 1888 Unknown
Commercial building for H. Machke 3700-2 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Commercial Building for Walker & Rogge 3622 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Commercial Building for William Tinker Cleveland, OH 1888 Unknown
Double frame dwelling for Mrs. Rier Cleveland, OH 1888 Unknown
First Baptist Church 4516 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Francis L. Smith Residence 1809-11 East 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
George Oswald Residence 3212 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
L. W. Heimseth Residence 2639 East 51st Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for Christian Diemer 2729 East 51st Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for George Hector 2539-45 West 7th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
The Meriden Block for G. E. Howe 3955-67 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Vogt Block 3303-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for John Meinel 5361-3 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Frank B. Abrams Residence 2520 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Frederick Scheuermann Residence 2139 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
George Faulhaber Residence 3022 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
German Publishing House 2969-73 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing altered
John Kuschmann Residence 6610 Kinsman, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Produce Exchange Bank Building for William & Theodore Andrews 521-5 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Bender Block 2528-36 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Columbia Building 5601 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Bernhard Kuhn 2401-3 Abbey Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Christ Malt 7400-06  Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Haffner Block 4419-21 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
John H. Lowrie Residence 6212 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
John Meyer Residence 3230 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Mechanics Bank Building Hall 5501-5603 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Mrs. Baehr Residence 8309-11 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Residences for Sylvester Miller 1947-9 East 73rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Sommer Block 2104 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Store and Hall for Christian Stocke 6017-9 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Charles Voth Residence 1882 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Charles Heiser 4825-31 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commission House for Messers. Levy & Stearn 200-40 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Double Residence for Charles Saeltzer 2078-80 West 21st Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Loew Block 2142 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Savarin Building 2012-6 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
The Witzel Block 3100-4 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
St. John's Hospital 7911 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891-2 Demolished
Wetzel Block 2734-42 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891-2 Demolished
Barn altered to Dwelling for Henry Wenz 1800 Castle Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Bell Block 1763 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for William Schoellkopf 2635-43 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Commerical-Residential Building for Philip Kraft 1835-41 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Henry Wenz Residence 2973 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
William C. Bolles Residence 5715 Thackeray Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Barn for Baehr Brewery 1541 West 27th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892-3 Demolished
Leisy Family Mausoleum in Riverside Cemetery 3607 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1892-3 Demolished
Business block for I. Bruno $10,000 828 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
National Saengerfest Hall 2466 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Central Patrol Station #1 418-20 Champlain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Commercial Building for Henry Claus 4124-30 Clark Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Dr. John Lueke Residence 1780 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Euclid Town Hall 21050 Euclid Avenue, Euclid, OH 1894 Demolished
John S. Hill Residence "The Eyrie" 399 Bratenahl Road, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Nazarene Baptist Church 8415 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
St. Paul's United Evangelical Church Rectory 2712 Scovill, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Twelfth Precinct Patrol Station 8316 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
William G. Perry Residence 1619 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
C. Frank Cramer Residence 2247 Chestnut Hills, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Standing
W. C. Langenau Residence 13315 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Demolished
Addition to commercial building for Philip Kraft 1838-44 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Addition to Commerical-Residential Building for Philip Kraft 1835-41 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Adella Apartments 450-62 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for for Gehring Brewery 7107-9 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Joseph Wismar 1738 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
J. O. Greene Carriage Company 1212 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Remodeling of Levy and Stearn Building 246-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Standard Sewing Machine Company Office Building 6406 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Godfrey Fugman Residence 2257 Chestnut Hills, Cleveland, OH 1895-6 Demolished
Pythian Temple 911-9 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1895-6 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Christ Malt 7402-4 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Maz Greenhut 4601-3  Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Hannah Apartment Building for Hanna Block Estate 1122 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Memorial Hall Baldwin College 50 Seminary Street, Berea, OH 1896 Standing
St. Luke's Episcopal Church 348 Robbins Avenue, Niles, OH 1897 Standing
Vacha Moorish Building Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Greater Cleveland Architecture - C. Frank Cramer and Godfrey Fugman

Birth / Established: October 23, 1862
Death / Dissolved: June 25, 1933

Biography

C. Frank Cramer was a native of Racine, Wisconsin and was raised and educated there. In 1882 he was a draughtsman in the office of Joseph Blackburn and in 1886 formed a partnership with Godfrey Fugman that lasted until 1897. A booklet on the works of Cramer and Fugman was published. He left the architectural firm in 1898 for duty in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War. After the war he was appointed the superintendent of construction for the U.S. Treasury. He was responsible for federal buildings in Akron, Fort Dodge, Omaha, and Canton. He was National Commander in Chief for United Spanish War Veterans. A member of the Cleveland Grays and the Euclid Light Infantry.

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893
Plain Dealer - June 26, 1933

Birth / Established: 1871
Death / Dissolved: 1890

Biography

Cudell and Richardson was active from 1871 to 1890. This firm designed commercial buildings and residences during the height of the Victorian era. It also designed several churches in Cleveland and surrounding communities, several of which had strong German congregations. It is best remembered for its large commercial buildings. These included the Root & McBride Building (1884), the George Worthington Company Building (1882), the Perry Payne Building (1889), the Beckmann Building (1888), and B.S. Hippler's Block.

Building Name Address Built Status
Erving W. Robertson Residence 2908 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1872 Standing
Peter Deimer Residence 6409 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1872 Standing
Odd Fellows Hall 1504-12 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1873 Standing
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 2301 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1873 Demolished
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Broad and Chapel, Monroeville, OH 1873-4 Standing
St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church 1918 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1874 Standing
Franklin Circle Christian Church 1688 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1874-83 Standing
Haltnorth Block 2585 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1875 Demolished
St. John's Roman Catholic Church Glandorf, OH 1875-8 Standing
Seymour Block for Belden Seymour 2513-25 Detroit, Cleveland, OH 1876 Standing
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church Ft. Laramie, OH 1879-81 Standing
Commercial Building for Frederick Baggett (later Metzner Block) 1901 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
Hannes Tiedemann Summer Residence 12028 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1880 Demolished
Seminary Building 1750 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
Germania Hall 2416 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Hannes Tiedemann Residence 4318 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1881 Standing
Ralph Worthington (later Lucretia Garfield) Residence 3848 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Severance Building 1538-62 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Block for George Johnson 707- 5 West St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Brick Block for William Body Champlain Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Brick Block for William Scofield 339 St. Clair Avenue, N. W., Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
George Worthington Company Building 802-32 St. Clair NW, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
Fred Pelton Residence 2548 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Root and McBride Building 1220 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1884 Standing
Commercial Building for Thomas Lauter 811 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1885 Demolished
Masonic Temple Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Morgan Lithograph Building 1362 - 80 East 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Bradley Building 1212-24 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
Excelsior Club 3754 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Morris A. Bradley Carriage House 1980 East 73rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
Morris A. Bradley Residence 7217 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Beckman Building 387-409 West Superior, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Jewish Orphan Asylum 4900 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Perry Payne Building 740 Superior NW, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Residence for Samuel W. Sessions 2323 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Tenement for John Ruedy 2693 East 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Barn for Jacob Goldsmith 2200 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Factory for Cleveland Varnish Company 3111 East 87th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
George R. Canfield Residence 2355 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
N. O. Stone Block 314-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Factory for James & August Barnett 1143 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889-90 Demolished
Addition to Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Aged Poor 2507 East 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Addition to Residence for Isaac Lamson 2701 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Powerhouse for Cleveland City Cable Railroad 4911 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Unknown
B. S. Hippler's Block 5308 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Business Block 262 Prospect, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Carriage Manufactury Woodland and Maple, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Lamson & Sessions Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

American Art Annual 1903-4, v. 4, p.144
Book of Clevelanders 1914 Cleveland : The Burrow Brothers Company, p. 67
History of Cleveland, p. 642-5
Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland and Environs, p. 133
Plain Dealer "City Converts Old Cudell Home into Hobby Center" August 16, 1939
Plain Dealer "Mrs. Cudell dies, Gave park to City" May 22, 1937
Press "Death of wife of F.E. Cudell Gives City Park" May 22, 1937

Birth / Established: May 11, 1844
Death / Dissolved: October 25, 1916

Biography

Franz (Frank) Cudell was born in Aix la Chapelle, Germany. He studied architecture there and left Germany in 1866, initially settling in New York, working in the office of architect Leopold Eidlitz. He came to Cleveland in 1867 where he worked in the offices of local architects. In 1871 he opened his own office, soon forming a partnership with J. N. Richardson under the name of Cudell & Richardson. He was naturalized as an American citizen on June 22, 1871. In 1878 he invented a sewer gas trap. In 1890, because of his health, he turned his interest in the business over to Richardson. He remained active in civic affairs, presenting an alternative to the Group Plan. In 1902 he proposed building a city hall on Public Square. He filed a lawsuit against the City regarding the selection of J. Milton Dyer as the architect for Cleveland City Hall. He bequeathed his entire estate to the City, after the death of his widow in 1937, including his home that has become Cudell Recreation Center, two apartment buildings on West Boulevard, and shares of Cleveland Railway stock. The Cudell clock tower was erected as a memorial to him in 1917.

Sources

American Art Annual 1903-4, v. 4, p. 144
Book of Clevelanders 1914 Cleveland : The Burrow Brothers Company p. 67
History of Cleveland, p. 642-5
Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland and Environs p. 133
Plain Dealer "City Converts Old Cudell Home into Hobby Center" August 16, 1939
Plain Dealer "Mrs. Cudell dies, Gave park to City" May 22, 1937
Press "Death of wife of F.E. Cudell Gives City Park" May 22, 1937

Birth / Established: January 10, 1893
Death / Dissolved: December 9, 1958

Biography

Edward A. Curtis was born in Salem, Ohio and was listed as a architect in the Cleveland City Directories from 1914 until 1924.

Building Name Address Built Status
Four family residence 668 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Four family residence 680- 2 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Four family residence 684-6 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Commercial Building 11317  Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Apartment Building 11710 Union Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial / residential building 7813 Lexington, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Dwelling East 117th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Four apartment buildings 966, 963, 958, 955 Waldo, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residential Commercial Building for for W.H. Rosen, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residential Commercial Building for M. Galnick Union near E. 117th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartments for Edward Curtis 247 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
Apartments for Edward Curtis 253 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Obituary - Plain Dealer 5.3.1937