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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

Architects

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X W Z
Birth / Established: April 12, 1870
Death / Dissolved: September 23, 1951

Biography

W. W. LaChance was a Canadian-born architect. He was active in Cleveland for a short time in the mid-1890's. He was a partner with both Albert French and Vincent Gregg. He left Cleveland in 1897 and opened an office in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1916 he was working as an architect in Manitoba. He maintained a home in Milan, Ohio where his wife Sarah Stoddard was from. He would later give up the practice of architecture and became a building supplier.

Building Name Address Built Status
Albert C. Blair Residence 6706 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Alteration to residence of J. F. Boyd Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Factory Building for John W. Heiser (Forest City Steel Range Co.) 5303-9 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Stable and Coal Shed for Zettlemeyer Coal Company 2731 Harrison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Club House for the Hamilton Gulf Club Hamilton, ONT n.d. Unknown
Warehouse for the E. T. Wright Company Hamilton, ONT n.d. Unknown

Sources

Architecture and Building v. 24, no. 22, p.262
Canadian Architect and Builder, v. 14, issue 12
Peeke, Hewson - A Standard History of Erie County, v II - 1916 - Lewis Publishing - Chicago and New York

Birth / Established: February 1844
Death / Dissolved: October 5, 1901

Biography

Samuel Lane was born in England and came to the United States in 1848. He began working in Cleveland in 1864, completed studies in New York, and was admitted to the architecture practice in 1869. The 1868-9 City Directory shows that he was working as a draftsman in rooms 23 and 24 of the Case Block, also the offices of architects Heard and Blythe. He was in a partnership with Alexander Koehler from 1872 to 1873. In 1890 he moved to Seattle, Washington where he formed a partnership with fellow Clevelander Morris M. Gleichman. He returned to Cleveland in 1893. He made church and public buildings his specialty.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Patrick Church 3201 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1870 Standing
S.C. Greene Building St. Clair and Ontario, Cleveland, OH 1873 Demolished
Wapokeneta Union School Wapokeneta, OH 1874- 5 Demolished
Soldier's Monumental Building 131-3 South OH Avenue, Sidney, OH 1875-7 Standing
St. John's Catholic Church Delphos, OH 1878-80 Standing
Cleveland Protestant Asylum 5008 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1879 Demolished
Portage County Courthouse Ravenna, OH 1881 Demolished
The Retreat (Women's Christian Association) 4916 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
School Building Ravenna, OH 1882 Unknown
St. Mary's Church 1101 South Lafayette, Fort Wayne, IN 1886-7 Demolished
Lutheran Church 250 Third Street, Elyria, OH 1889 Demolished
Double Residence for Catherine Hagan 1458 - 60 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Peter W. Ward Residence 1772 East 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
James J. Smith Plumbing Co. Office and store 2164-8 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Addition to west steeple Immaculate Conception 4109 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Birth / Established: January 3, 1889
Death / Dissolved: August 6, 1977

Biography

Erwin O. Lauffer attended Lincoln High School. He was employed by the architectural firms of Searles, Hirsh & Gavin and Lehman & Schmitt before beginning his own practice in 1912. He designed many churches and homes and remodeled City Hall, the Convention Center, and the Cuyahoga County Courthouse.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for E.R. Pillars Fostoria, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Erwin Lauffer 1327 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Jacob Lauffer 1323 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
H.I. Hamilton Residence 10000 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Dr. Harry C. Barr Residence 10116 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Sidney Marks Residence 9918 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Residence 11460 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Resek Manor Apartments 1160 Sixth Avenue - Lorain, OH 1926 Standing
Dr. Louis C Greiner Residence 20010 Frazier Drive, Rocky River, OH 1930 Standing
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 4423 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for Lohman and Prouty 13410 Lake Aveune, Lakewood, OH 1930 Standing
Semi-Bungalow Residence 21474 Cromwell Ave, Fairview Park, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for George H Freeland 21978 Avalon Drive, Rocky River, OH 1939 Demolished
Residence for George H Freeland 22025 Lake Road, Rocky River, OH 1939 Standing
Robert T. Combes Residence 21419 Kenwood Road, Rocky River, OH 1939 Standing
Chas. L Gardner Residence 20859 Morewood Parkway, Rocky River, OH 1941 Standing
West Park United Church of Christ 3909 Rocky River, Cleveland, OH 1955 Standing

Sources

PD August 7, 1977 "Erwin O. Lauffer, 88; designed area churches"

Biography

Morton Leavitt and Otto A. Spieth.

Building Name Address Built Status
Nursery School Building for Dr. Carl Kent (Tiny Tot Nursery) 1470 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1954-5 Standing
Birth / Established: 1885
Death / Dissolved: 1935

Biography

Lehman and Schmitt were in business from 1885 to 1935. Both Israel Lehman and Theodore Schmitt had worked in the office of George H. Smith. The firm did a substantial amount of work for local government. They designed the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, and courthouses in Lexington, Kentucky; Peru, Indiana; and Franklin and Towanda, Pennsylvania. They also designed the Central Police Station on Champlain Street; an 1894 addition to the second Cuyahoga County Courthouse; the Central Armory for the Ohio National Guard; the National Guard Armory in Geneva; the Erie County Children's Home in Sandusky; and the Lorain County Children's Home. The firm also designed several significant synagogues, including the Anshe Chesed Synagogue built in 1886 on Scovill Avenue, Temple Tifereth Israel at Central and East 55th Street, built in 1894, and the later Anshe Chesed Synagogue at 8302 Euclid Avenue, built in 1912. The name of Lehman and Schmitt was retained after Israel Lehman's death in 1914. The firm's offices moved to the Electric Building in 1914. Buildings designed by the firm after 1914 included the Cook (now the Prospect Park) Building, the Pierce Arrow Dealership, and the Bing Building. The early history of the firm shows that they designed numerous residences. Frederick Baird worked as a draftsman and designer with the firm for several years.

Building Name Address Built Status
Anshe Chesed Synagogue 2510 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Abraham Witkowsky Residence 2393 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Anna Matthew Residence 2409 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Double Dwelling for Peter Flath 5711-3 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Double Dwelling for W. E. Jones Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
I. N. Klein Residence 2421 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Mrs. H. Schmitt Residence 2355 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence Beech Between Scovill and Garden, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for August Bandlow 4920 Holyoke, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for Dr. Aaron Hahn Residence 3823 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for Gabriel Schaffner 3849 Orange Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Sigmund Mann Residence Addition 1618 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Tenement for Moses Fuldheim 1224 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Tenement for S. Rosenblatt 3534 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
City Infirmary Hospital 3345 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Double Residence for Mrs. Charles Becker Woodland near Belmont (E.29th), Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Factory for W. H. Brew 4508 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Isaac Levy Residence 2342 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Myron Mittelberger Residence 2522 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Apartment Building for the Smith Estate 300-16 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Commercial Building for Joseph Hays 751 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Henry and Leopold Goldsmith 6417-21 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
John Zipp Residence 2339 East 39th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Leopold Einstein Residence 2410 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Ninth German Reformed Church 1254 East 74th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for E. Truehaft 1268 Scovill Avenue rear, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Residence for W. A. Schluder SW Putnam Near Benedict, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Sheriff Street Market East 4th and Bolivar, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Stable for Merchant Delivery Company 135 St. Clair Avenue rear, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Stable for Merchants Delivery 167 St. Clair ns & Ontario, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Alex Tubman Residence 2103 East 107th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Altenheim Home for the Aged Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Apartment House for Stone Brothers 2576 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Jacob Steinfeld 501-5 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Dunham Church of Christ 1629 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Residence for Jacob and Frank Straus 2485 East 37th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residence for Peter Flath 5707 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Siegfried Einstein Residence 2343 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Adolph Sampliner Residence 2351 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Chapel and Receiving Vault at United Jewish Mayfield Cemetery 2749 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1892 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Elizabeth Schwarz 3038-40 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Double Residence for Joseph Berman 2569 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Emanuel Einstein Residence 2399 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Harry Schwartzenberg Residence 2343  East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Henry Schnauffer Residence 2519 Queen Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Hubbard Cooke Building 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Jane Cain Residence 2399 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Manuel Halle Residence 2341 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Moses Halle Residence 2345 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Nathan Weidenthal Residence 2542 East 37th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Residence for Jacob and Frank Straus 2481 East 38th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Terrace for William Seitz 2219-21 Cherry Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Two Convalescent Cottages at the Asylum for the Insane 4301 and 4307 Turney Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
West Side Police Station 2885 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
3 Story Office and Store Building for King & Uhl Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Central Police Station 510 Champlain Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Felix Hirscheimer Residence 2404 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Hubbard Cooke Building 2206 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
Julius Feiss Residence 10405 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Repairs to Commercial & Residential building for Joseph Koblitz 2934-8 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Central Armory Lakeside and East 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
City National Bank 205 Market Avenue South, Canton, OH 1894 Standing
Cleveland General Hospital and Medical Despencery Addition 1914 Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Cuyahoga County Courthouse Brick and Stone Addition Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Grand Stand at the Glenville Race Track Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Residence for Salmon Halle 2352 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Samuel Sloss Residence 2407 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Samuel Strauss Residence 2518 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Temple Tiffereth Israel (Friendship Baptist Church) 5600 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Commercial Building for Kelly Island Lime Company 1256 Merwin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Emmanuel Lewith Residence 2321 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
National Guard Armory 20-2 East Main Street, Geneva, OH 1895 Demolished
Residence for C. G. Hickox 1733 East 27th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Residence for J. M. Henderson EC Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Three Story Store and Tenement Building for Charles Stein 4005-17 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Apartment Building for Joseph Berman 2581 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Bradford County Courthouse 301 Main Street, Towanda, PA 1896 Standing
Commercial-Residential Addition for Moritz and Goodman 3908-10 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Cuyahoga County Morgue 712 Lakeside Avenue NE, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Osborn Building 1012-6 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Frederick W. Bruch Residence 11206 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Fayette County Courthouse Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington, KY 1898 Standing
Macedonia Cemetery Northfield, OH 1898 Standing
Commercial Building for H. Black and Company 620 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Nettie Body 4930-8 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Erie County Children's Home 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 1899 Standing
Warehouse Repairs for J. Harris 943 James Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Weber's Restaurant 242 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Alsace Hotel 12th and Liberty, Franklin, PA 1900 Demolished
Charles Wilsdorf Residence 7209 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Shop for Goldsmith, Joseph and Feiss 2149 East 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Erasmas Raus Residence 5040 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Factory for the Grossman Paper Box Company 1729 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Majestic Apartments for Willson Improvement Company 2289-95 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Commercial Building for Merchants Buildiing Company 2049 - 53 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Hospital for Jewish Orphan Asylum 2634 East 51st Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
United Banking and Savings Company 2000-12 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Bailey's Department Store Prospect & Ontario, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Central Brass and Manufacturing 6203 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
First Baptist Church 11th and Liberty - Franklin PA, Franklin, PA 1904 Standing
Store Addition to Residence at 334 Euclid for F.A. Quayle Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Cleveland Public Library East 55th Street and Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Commercial building for Diebolt Brewing Quincy near East 84th, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Diebolt Brewing Marcelline near Harvard, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Joseph and Feiss Factory West 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Stables and barn for Burns- Bowe Baking Company on West Clinton, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Excelsior Club 11111 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907-8 Standing
Bailey Department Store addition Prospect and Ontario, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Joseph, Feiss and Company Garage 2159 West 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Miami County Courthouse 25 North Broadway, Peru, IN 1908-10 Standing
Cuyahoga County Courthouse 1 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909-12 Standing
May Company Addition 2025 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Theo Schmitt Residence 11321 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Anshe Chesed Temple (Liberty Hill Baptist Church) 8206 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Scott-Ullman Company 3311 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Cleveland Builders Supply 13107 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Homestead Block for John A. Kling 11734-11808 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1915 Standing
Pierce Arrow Dealership 4600 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Industrial Building Payne and East 27th Street, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Commercial Building for H.D. Koblitz 4812-4910 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Cook Building 4614 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
U.S. Parcel Post Building 205 St. Clair Avenue, NW, Cleveland, OH 1922-4 Standing
Detroit - Warren Block 14801-13 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
May Company Garage Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
May Company Warehouse 4100 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1927-8 Standing
Bing Building 510 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Central Police Station Sandusky, OH n.d. Demolished
Chester - Ninth Building Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Children's Home Lorain, OH n.d. Unknown
Fire Station at Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky, OH n.d. Unknown
Friedman Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Two Hotels Lima, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

A History of Cleveland, Ohio Chicago - Cleveland: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, v.II, p. 559-560, 628-9
Obituary - Plain Dealer February 3, 1935 12A:5
Obituary - The Jewish Independent April 10, 1914
Ohio Architect and Builder September 1914, p. 52
Plain Dealer July 14, 1892
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: October 29, 1859
Death / Dissolved: April 2, 1914

Biography

Israel J. Lehman was born in St. Joseph, Missouri and moved to Cleveland with his father in 1862. He was educated in the Cleveland public schools and entered an architect's office at the age of fourteen. He worked as a draftsman for the county. From 1880 to 1884 he was employed as a draftsman in the office of George H. Smith. He entered into partnership with Theodore Schmitt (1860-1935) in 1885. Their offices were in the Hickox Building at East 9th Street and Euclid. He was a member of the Willson Avenue Temple, the Cleveland City Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the B'Nai Brith, the Excelsior Club, and the Chamber of Commerce. He passed away in his home at 1657 East 115th Street, at the age of fifty-five in 1914. He was buried in Mayfield Cemetery.

Sources

A History of Cleveland, Ohio Chicago - Cleveland: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, v.II, p. 559-560, 628-9
Obituary - Plain Dealer February 3, 1935 12A:5
Obituary - The Jewish Independent April 10, 1914
Ohio Architect and Builder September 1914, p. 52
Plain Dealer July 14, 1892

Birth / Established: 1832
Death / Dissolved: December 23, 1904

Biography

Gordon Lloyd was an English-born architect based in Detroit, Michigan. He lived across the river in Windsor, Ontario. He was a leading architect of Episcopal churches and cathedrals throughout the Midwest. He designed two significant buildings in Cleveland, St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the National City Bank Building (demolished).

Building Name Address Built Status
University of Detroit Detroit, MI n.d. Standing
Christ P. E. Church 960 East Jefferson Street, Detroit, MI 1863 Standing
Cathedral of St. Paul 134 West 7th Street, Erie, PA 1866 Standing
Church of Good Shepherd 101 Walnut Street, Allegan, MI 1869 Standing
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 317 East Liberty Street, Medina, OH 1869 Standing
Trinity Cathedral 125 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 1869 Standing
Trinity Cathedral 328 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 1870-1 Standing
Church of the Holy Spirit Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 1871 Standing
St. John's Anglican Church 3305 Sandwich Street, Windsor, Ontario 1872 Standing
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (later St. Paul�s Shrine) 4410 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1874 Standing
Central Methodist Church Detroit, MI 1875 Standing
Grace Episcopal Church Galion, OH 1875 Standing
Bank building Superior and Bank, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Parker Block 1075 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 1883 Demolished
Northern Michigan Assylum Traverse City, MI 1885 Standing
D. M. Ferry and Company Warehouse Brush and Lafayette, Detroit, MI 1887 Standing
David Whitney Jr. Residence 4421 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 1887 Standing
Dowling Hall 661 East Jefferson, Detroit, MI 1887 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Karl A. Brunjes

Birth / Established: December 11, 1885
Death / Dissolved: February 21, 1948
Building Name Address Built Status
St. Philip the Apostle Episcopal Church 3294 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Birth / Established: August 14, 1876
Death / Dissolved: March 11, 1948

Biography

Otto Lorenz is so far only known for one building, a notable commercial block at the corner of Mayfield and Murray Hill Roads. In 1914 when it was built, he was living at 4147 Broadway. The following year he had an office at 5412 Broadway and resided at 5778 Portage Avenue.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial-Residential Building for Angelo Valentino 12200-4 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Mike and Rosa Brenner Residence 2182 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1914-15 and 1915-16.

Birth / Established: January 29, 1867
Death / Dissolved: February 5, 1935

Biography

William S. Lougee was born in Buckfield, Maine and received his education in Boston. In 1884, at the age of seventeen, he went to work for architect Tristam Griffin and remained in that office for six years before moving to Cleveland. He was associated with Adolphus Sprackling in 1892 as the Cleveland Architectural Company. He had his own office in Cleveland in 1893. In 1895 he was working with George Steffens. He was associated with architect John Eisenmann until 1900. From 1901 to 1905 he was assistant architect for the Board of Education. On April 4, 1905 during the Mayoral administration of Tom L. Johnson he was appointed deputy inspector of buildings and on March 4, 1907 he was made the chief building inspector. He resigned his City position at the end of 1909 when Johnson left office, and he resumed a private practice. During the administration of Newton D. Baker (1912-5), he supervised the construction of Cleveland City Hall. He later became City Architect and Building Commissioner under the administration of Mayor Ray T. Miller (1932-3) .

Building Name Address Built Status
William Edwards Company Warehouse 1326-30 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1910-1 Standing
Cleveland Fire Department Engine Company #33 10128-34 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Loyal Order of Moose 942 Walnut Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Marshall Building 1 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 1912-3 Demolished
Cleveland & Buffalo and Detroit & Cleveland Boat Terminals 701-725 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Commercial Building for Marshall Drug 2007-11 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
St. John's Hospital 7811-7911 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914-5 Standing
Commercial Building for Marshall Drug 3838 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Harborview (Residence for Matthew Bramley) 11320 Harborview Drive, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Weideman Company Warehouse and Factory addition 960-8 Mandrake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Woodland Recreation Center 9206 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Cuyahoga County Detention Home (now Cuyahoga County Archives) 2905 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1915-6 Standing
Cleveland Cadillac Service Station (Towell Building) - Original 2 story building 1845 East 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Colonial Woolen Mill 6501-6523 Barberton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Commercial Building Euclid Near E. 107th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building addition for William Edwards Co West 9th & St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Dance Hall Woodhill and Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Templar Motor Car Company Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Morgan Lithograph Studio 1601 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Frey - Fisher Furniture Company 12511 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1920 Demolished
Union Paper and Twine Company 116-8 St. Clair Avenue, NW, Cleveland, OH 1920 Demolished
Elgraves Realty Company 417-25 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Lutheran Hospital 2605 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Warehouse for Fisher Brothers Company 2343-2401 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923-4 Standing
Commercial Building (Lorraine Surgical Supply) 6502 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Brooks Company 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925-6 Standing
Colonial Woolen Mill Building Addition 6501-23 Barberton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Office Building for Joseph Laronge 3328 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Commercial Building 1701 - 35 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1932 Demolished
Albert Strauss Warehouse Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Clarke Kessler Chemical Factory Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Cleveland Bronze and Brass 4606 - 26 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Cuyahoga County Criminal Court and Jail Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
D. C. Hutchcroft Factory 1312-8 West 78th Street , Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
Engine House Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Luna Park Dancing Pavilion Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Luna Park Skating Pavilion Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Park Theatre 21-27 South Champion , Youngstown, OH n.d. Demolished
Royal Motor Car Building Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Russell Hall Apartments 1921 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
St. Philomena's Parish House Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Summit - Cherry Market House 616 - 34 Summit Street, Toledo, OH n.d. Demolished
Tacoma Garage Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Vlehek Tool Company 10709 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
William Edwards Canning Factory Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
William Edwards Factory and Office Building Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

A History of Cleveland and its Environs Lewis Publishing : Chicago and New York, 1918, v. II, p. 20-1
Cleveland Press February 6, 1935
Obituary - Plain Dealer February 6, 1935, p. 3
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: February 2, 1897
Death / Dissolved: January 31, 1986

Biography

Chester Lowe designed homes in Shaker Heights, Moreland Hills, and Pepper Pike. He lived at 1576 Belmore in East Cleveland, later moving to Bainbridge Township in Geauga County. He retired in 1978, when he moved to Winter Park, Florida.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence 3095 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence 3018 Montgomery Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Demolished
Residence 3024 Claremont Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence 17611 South Moreland, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Demolished
Residence for C. H. Felton 2869 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Unknown
Residence 3030 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Demolished
Residence Baldwin Road, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Residence 17717 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Demolished
Residence 2856 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence 2641 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Standing
Residence 3693 Latimore Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Nels Swanson Residence 1391 Oakwood Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1941 Standing
Residence 3018 Montgomery Road, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights, 1992

Birth / Established: January 6, 1885
Death / Dissolved: April 1, 1940

Biography

Philip Luzius was born in Massillon, Ohio. In 1917 his office was in the Erie Building, and he lived at 1649 Larchmont Avenue in Lakewood.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment Building East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment building Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Commercial building Ashbury Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building East 159th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Factory and Warehouse 1466-8 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence 13305 Eaglesmere Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence Exeter Road , Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for P. V. Sampler Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Commercial Building for Margaret Striebinger 2901-9 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Frederick Woods Lewis Drive, Lakewood, OH 1918 Unknown
Residence for the Guarantee Building Co 3086 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building 3331 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
First Free Merhodist Church 6001 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Apartment Building 2962 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Commercial Building for Frank Link 4513-17 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Renonations to Commercial Building for Frank Link 4507-11 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Residence 6001 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Necrology file July 27, 1946, aged 61
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby