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Cleveland Architects

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

Birth / Established: 1902
Death / Dissolved: 1915

Biography

Frank J. Felkel, Frank R. Felkel Jr and D.J. Felkel. -404 Marshall Building, 1914 CCDBased out of Pittsburgh, branch office in Cleveland in 1914; PD April 26, 1914

Biography

See also Daniel Farnam entry.

Building Name Address Built Status
Archwood Congregational Church 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Birth / Established: January 28, 1876
Death / Dissolved: April 6, 1954

Biography

Daniel Farnam was educated at Buchtel College, and the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. From 1901 until 1910 he was a draftsman at various Cleveland architectural offices. He worked as a draftsman and Supervising Engineer for Hubbell & Benes from 1910 unitl 1920. While with Hubbell and Benes he was the supervising engineer and contract manager for the Masonic Temple from 1920 until 1922. He worked as the construction engineer for Union Trust from 1922 until 1924. In 1924 he opened an office. In 1929 he was associated with architect Ralph E. Lawrence and occupied offices at 977 The Arcade.

Building Name Address Built Status
Masonic Building 3800-08 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Archwood Avenue Congregational Church 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing

Sources

Steps: A Manual for Pastors and Building Committees, Daniel Farnam, AIA, Cleveland, OH, 1929.

Birth / Established: March 31, 1850
Death / Dissolved: February 25, 1915

Biography

1892 CCD - Civil Engineer and Architect, room 68, 155 St. Clair1894 CCD - Architect, 155 St. ClairIn Cleveland ca. 1889-1896; Moved to Pittsburgh

Building Name Address Built Status
Factory Buildings for Walker Manufacturing Company 1200 and 1230 West 58th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Partially Demolished
Factory Buildings for Van Wagoner & Williams 5151 & 5217 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Factory for Van Wagoner & Williams 5123 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Foundry for Van Wagoner & Williams 5127 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1907
Death / Dissolved: 1907

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by Harry Ferguson and James Cameron. It was only listed in the 1907 Cleveland City Directory.

Building Name Address Built Status
Terrace Wade Park near Addison, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland Necrology file - October 30, 1963
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland - The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102

Birth / Established: May 8, 1880
Death / Dissolved: September 12, 1954

Biography

William Stanley Ferguson was an architect, engineer, and inventor who was born in St. Thomas, Ontario and educated in the Cleveland Public Schools. He invented two-rope ore digging buckets, and the Ferguson Reinforced Dock, used throughout the United States. In 1906, he was a Civil Engineer for the Carey Construction Co. in East Cleveland. He became the President of the W. S. Ferguson Company in 1910. From 1924 to 1929 he was the Director of Public Service for the City of Cleveland, President and General Manager of the Memphis Hy-Lands Company, the Roland Realty Company, the Roland Improvement Company, the Weona Realty Company, and Steemoil Burner Company. He was Vice President of the Dock and Terminal Engineering Company. He was on the board of directors of the National Town and Country Club. He lived at 26151 Lake Shore Boulevard in 1930. His office was in the 1900 Euclid Building. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect list.

Building Name Address Built Status
Industrial Building for Orient Realty 6815 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Lennox Furnace Company Marshalltown, IA 1913 Unknown
Six Story Office Building for the Union Building and Improvement Company (Union Building) 1836 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913-4 Standing
Commercial Building for Ernest Shimmelman 15112 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
C. H. Conners Dancing Academy 6445 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Grant Motor Car Company 12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Factory for Mason Tire and Rubber 705 Lake Street, Kent, OH 1917 Demolished
Welfare Building restaurant Hydraulic and East 61st, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Additions and Alterations for Grant Motor Car Company Findlay, OH 1918 Unknown
American Fireproof Storage Euclid and East 123rd, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Commercial Building for Standard Drugs 2785 - 95 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished
Henry and Catherine Hand Hospital Shenandoah, IA 1918 Unknown
Cleveland Motor Sales Company 3950 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1919-20 Standing
Cresswell Building 1220-6 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Textile Building Company 2502-54 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Commercial Building for Templar Realty 6820 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Craig Motor Company 3800 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Lakewood Fireproof Storage 14401 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1922 Standing
Commercial Building 2000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
Medical Centre Building 1001 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Commodore Apartments 10401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Jay Hotel 2515 Jay Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Ohio Buick 1900 East 24th Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Betty Burke Building Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Liquid Carbonic Corporation 1318 West 58th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Avon Lake Theatre 33487  Lake Road, Avon Lake, OH 1949 Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file - September 11, 1954
Rook Building Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921
Who's Who in Ohio 1930, p. 48

Birth / Established: August 16, 1883
Death / Dissolved: June 13, 1957

Biography

F. Stillman Fish attended parochial schools in Cleveland and went to St. Ignatius College. In 1902, he went to work as a draftsman in the office of Searles and Hirsh and, three years later, went to work for Steffens and Steffens. In 1908 he went to Columbia University to pursue studies in architecture. This was followed by four years in the New York branch of the Beaux Arts Society. After completion of studies he was associated with the firms of Grosvenor Atterbury, Ernest Greene, Reed & Stem, and Woodruff Leeming. After returning to Cleveland he was associated with Charles Schneider and William Lougee. He was a member of the Beaux-Arts Society of New York and the Knights of Columbus. He lived at 2945 Corydon Road in Cleveland Heights. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 issue of Ohio Architect. He retired in 1952.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment House 1373 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence for Frank and Anna Fish 2945 Corydon Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1914 Standing
Residence for Minnie Kern 3085 Essex Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1916 Standing
22 Residences for H. H. Howard Cedar and Derbyshire, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for A. Pawlak 15506 Ridpath Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13047 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13051 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13057 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for John Gasbar 2950 Corydon Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13207 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Residence fo W. E. Goodall 2637 Colchester Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1919 Standing
Residence 14416 Drexmore Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing
St. Timothy Church 4341 East 131st Street, Garfield Heights, OH 1924 Standing
St. Ignatius Parish Church West Boulevard and Lorain, Cleveland, OH 1925-30 Standing
St. James Church 17514 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1925-35 Standing
St. Paul Church 1231 Chardon Road, Euclid, OH 1930 Standing
Churches in New York City and Boston New York City, NY n.d. Unknown

Sources

Avery, Elroy; A History of Cleveland and Its Environs Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company 1918
Building Arts No. 6m 5-6, 13
Catholic Universe Bulletin June 21, 1957
Cleveland City Directories
June 1932
Plain Dealer June 15, 1957

Birth / Established: March 29, 1884
Death / Dissolved: March 31,1969

Biography

Adrian Foose was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was associated with the architectural firms of Crowell and Little; Fox, Duthie & Fox; and Koehl & Foose. He retired from Warner & Swasey in 1949 and moved to Los Angeles. He died in Laguna Hills, California.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Emeric Church (Associate with H. F. Kling & Son) 1890 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992

Birth / Established: 1907
Death / Dissolved: 1917

Biography

Cleveland based architectural and engineering firm. They designed several industrial buildings in Cleveland between 1907 and 1917. The company president was William Von Wolffradt (1869-1917). The French born Marius Rousseau (1868-1958) was a designer for the firm.

Building Name Address Built Status
Building for Lincoln Electric Kelley, Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Mechanical Rubber Company Addition Lisbon Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Remodeling of Herald Publishing Company West 7th Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Addition 3124  East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Mechanical Rubber Company Warehouses Lisbon Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Aluminum Casting Company Buffalo, NY 1910 Unknown
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Additions Bessemer Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Powerhouse for Aluminum Castings Buffalo, NY 1910 Unknown
Lucas Machine Tool Company East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Unknown
Astrup Awning West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Farr Brick Company 3325 Independence Road, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Building for Crown Land Company 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Warehouse for Fisher Brothers Company 2323-37 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915-6 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1910
Death / Dissolved: 1912

Biography

This architectural firm was established by Sampson Fountain and Arthur Moratz. It was active in Cleveland from 1910 until 1912. The firm's work was featured in the February 1912 issue of the Ohio Architect and Builder. The firm was later purchased by Paul Cahill. Fountain soon left the firm and it became the A. F. Moratz & Co. beginning on January 1, 1913.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Paul's M.E. Church Milam at Mcgowan, Houston, TX 1909 Demolished
Residence of Edson L. Cannon 10937 Drexel Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
First Christian Church 406 Cleveland Ave SW, Canton, OH 1912 Demolished
First Hungarian Baptist Church 8005 Holton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Ambler Block Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Chicago, IL n.d. Unknown
Church Hennepin, IL n.d. Unknown
First Presbyterian Church Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Hospital Fort Madison, IA n.d. Unknown
Residence of Dr. E. W. Gurley 1659 Alvason Road, East Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence of Dr. H. M. Schufell Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence of F. A. Emmerton 1610 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence of Miss D. A. McCall 1685 Carlyon Road, East Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence of W. A. Sherman Euclid, OH n.d. Unknown
St. Francis Hospital Taylorville, IL n.d. Unknown
St. John's Church Cullon, OH n.d. Unknown
St. Philomena Parish Buildings East Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect Engineer and Builder, Volume 21, No. 2, p. 53
Ohio Architect, Engineer, and Builder February 1912
The Architects - Directory for 1894 New York and Chicago: William T. Comstock

Birth / Established: November 15, 1881
Death / Dissolved: August 15, 1914

Biography

Sampson J. Fountain was a native of Camden, Alabama. He received an engineering degree from the A&M College of Texas and a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois. He was appointed as the City Architect of Manila by the American government. He later entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He came to Cleveland in 1908 to work in the offices of J. Milton Dyer. In that office he worked on the interior arcade of the Sterling & Welch store. He formed a partnership with Arthur F. Moratz about 1910. In Cleveland he lived at 10521 Tacoma Avenue in Glenville.In the fall of 1912 he became the chair of architectural engineering at his Alma Mater.

Birth / Established: 1934
Death / Dissolved: 1940

Biography

This was an architectural firm that included George Fox and James Duthie. The firm took this name after Adrian Foose left the partnership.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Ralph Greenhouse 2584 Manchester Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1934 Standing
Myrtle Baer Residence 3616 Traynham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Residence for Marie and Anton Hejl 22176 Parnell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Ben Klausner Residence 3070 Laurel Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Elizabeth L. Sheehan Residence 2929 Winthop, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
F. Porter Residence 22300 McCauley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Huntington Smith Residence 15915 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
R.H. Holcomb Residence 20880 Colby Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for James Studeny 2684 Ashley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 18540 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 19140 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 2919 Litchfield Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for Lerman and Son Construction Co. 2670 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
J. Klausner residence 3103 Montgomery Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
May Lisy Residence 2707 Cranlyn Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
Ralph Greenhouse Residence 2952 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
William C. Blackmore residence 3185 Belvoir Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
Residence for James Studeny 23500 Stanford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1938 Standing
Residence for Ralph Greenhouse 19711 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1938 Standing
Apartment Building for Cedarmont Company 13500 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1939 Standing
Apartment Building 13600 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1941 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992

Birth / Established: 1926
Death / Dissolved: 1932

Biography

Fox, Duthie, and Foose was a firm that existed in the late 1920's and early 1930's and which specialized in residential design. The principles of the firm were George Fox, James Duthie, and Adrian Foose.They designed several homes in Shaker Heights and eastern suburbs. Adrian Foose would leave the firm and it became Fox & Duthie.

Building Name Address Built Status
Dr. R.P. Howarth Residence 22126 Calverton, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Gall Building 3238-50 East 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 1928 Demolished
Carl Nebes Residence 19614 Scottscale Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Catholic Slovak Ladies Union Lee Road and Scottsdale, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Milverton Apartment Milverton and E. 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
O. H. Koelker Residence 3260 Avalon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence Indian Hills Estates, Euclid, OH 1929 Standing
Residence Upper Valley Drive Indian Hills Estate, Euclid, OH 1929 Standing
Residence for Sykes and Prior 18311 Scottsdale Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Union Trust Company 618 E.185th, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Union Trust Company 3770 E.116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Fred Roosa Residence 14600 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for George W. Pelton 17011 Lomond Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
T.P. Horsburgh Residence 23700 Stanford, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992
http://www.shakeronline.com/relocation/buying

Birth / Established: August 10, 1881
Death / Dissolved: December 12, 1952

Biography

George Fox was a native of Berlin Heights, Ohio. He was the Chief Draftsman for the Cleveland Board of Education in 1918. He remained in that position in the 1920 census. He would later be a member of the architectural firm of Fox, Duthie & Foose, and then Fox & Duthie. In the 1940's he was a member of a firm with Henry Fox.

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992
Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: 1893
Death / Dissolved: 1894

Biography

This architectural firm included Alfred French and Ernest Chapman.

Building Name Address Built Status
Second Reformed Church 3801 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
"The Garlock" 1602 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Dettelback Block Woodland & East 30th, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Freedom Christian Assembly 765 East 154th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Whitaker Apartment House for Charles & Ann Whitaker 1025 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
E. C. Bates Residence Alliance, Alliance, OH n.d. Demolished
Henry Smyth Residence Collamer, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
N. W. Hower Residence Burbank, Burbank, OH n.d. Demolished
Second Reformed Church and Parsonage Woodland & Putnam, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland, The Forest City Illustrated p.107

Building Name Address Built Status
Cleveland Steel Range Company 2900 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Ernest and George Koestel 7807-11 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1891
Death / Dissolved: 1892

Biography

Brothers Alfred and Walter French were partners in an architectural firm in the early 1890's. Alfred French would go on to partner in the firms of French & La Chance, and French & Chapman and then form his own firm.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial-Residential Building for the Haber Brothers (Arthur, Herman, and Henry) 1934-44 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Joseph J. Adams Residence 1910 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residence for I.S. Oberbrunner 2644-6 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residendce for Joseph J. Adams 1947 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Hugh King 2549 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Machine Shop and Boiler Works (River Works & Boiler Company) for Thomas Teare and Matthew Thomas 1201-7 Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Birth / Established: May 7, 1861
Death / Dissolved: December 21, 1943

Biography

Alfred A. French began his profession in Toronto, where he built a number of churches and business blocks. He established himself in Cleveland in 1892, where he was initially joined by his brother W. French, who acted as superintendent of construction. A. & W. French was succeeded by the firm of French and Chapman.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial & Residential Bldg for Samuel Dettlebach 2933-9 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
J. E. Terry Residence 1884 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Business and Apartment Block for Milton Morton 3961 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Three Story Brick and Stone Apartment Building Superior near Payne, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for J. H. Champ 4 story 1713-21 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Apartment House for Mabel Holcomb 1303 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Machine Shop and Barn for Milton Morton 3951-3 St. Clair Avenue (rear), Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
The Elberon Apartment House for Kate Shehan 8104 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Apartment Building for James Levan 1221-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Commercial Block SS St. Clair West of Seneca, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Factory Addition Hamilton and Kirtland, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Kinsman Street M. E. Church Addition Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Mariva Apartments for W. D. Drake 6212 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Library for the Cleveland Board of Education 1443 East 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
3 story apt for Francz Bros McKinstry Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
3 story apt for Francz Bros University Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
3 story brick factory for Bishop & Babcock 1303 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Cleveland Brass and Iron Bedstead Company 1693 Merwin, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Two Story Brick Boarding House for George Schultz Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Brock Carriage Company East 40th near Payne, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building Pearl and Erin, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Pohlman Residence Oliver Street, Cleveland, OH 1903-4 Demolished
Barber Shop for J. Schwartz Superior near Philips, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Commercial Building Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
E. D. Shattuck Residence Amesbury Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Residence for Dr. F. Fagan Commonwealth, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Second Congregational Church North Olmsted, OH 1904 Demolished
Store and Apartment Building for M. M. Levison Prospect to Huron, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace Oakdale, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace for T. A. Clark 11825 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1904 Standing
Apartment Building for Louis Morris East 88th Place, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Building for Robert Duffy Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
E. D. Smith Residence Euclid Heights, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Residence for William Howells East Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for Carl Reiger Outhwaite Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building for Samuel Dettelbach 5600 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment Building for Samuel Dettelbach 5606 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment House for Violet Pratt 1533 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Hotel for H. T. Loomis Huron Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Store and Apartment Carnegie and Morse, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment Building 1547 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment building for Samuel Dettelbach 1543 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1906

Biography

Godfrey Fugman formed an architectural partnership with Harry A. Cone in June 1905.

Building Name Address Built Status
Double Frame Residence for J. Halda Scranton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1899
Death / Dissolved: 1903

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by German-born Godfrey Fugman and French-born Emile Uhlrich and was in existence between 1899 and 1903. Buildings by this firm had a very European flair. Notably they included the Art Nouveau J. L. Hudson store and St. Michael's School on Scranton Road. Fugman and Uhlrich developed an alternative to the Group Plan that called for the mall directly north of Public Square, terminating in a railroad station on the lakefront. A rendering of their proposal appeared in the Ohio Architect and Builder. It had a much more European appearance, with a domed City Hall and Public Library. It also had sites for a music hall and art museum.

Building Name Address Built Status
Addition to Hospital for Sisters of Charity 2315 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Martin Hribar 6201 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Fire Repairs to Industrial Building for William Strangward 2023 Center Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Frank Mares Residence 6117 Morton , Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Industrial Building for William Strangward 2019 Center Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
South Brooklyn Town Hall 2306 Broadview Road, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Addition to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 3437 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Calvary Cemetery Keepers Residence Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Church for St. John's Evangelical Society (Independent Evangelical Protestant Church) 2104 West 44th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Ditsch Hall Baldwin Wallace College, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
J. O'Donnell Residence Handy Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Parsonage for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 1452 East 36th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence and office for Geroge Hopkins Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for A.M. Haber Delmar Allottment, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for J. Carroll Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for Joseph Hornyak, Steven and John Lukacs 2714 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for William Kees 3117 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Residence for William Yost 2673 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
St. Procop's Catholic Church 3181 West 41st Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Stores and flats for John Jacob Superior Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Zion Church 3437 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Frederick Langin 6602-8 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899-1900 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Godfrey Fugman 6610-22 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Double Residence for William Schittleowski 2423 East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
School for St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church 2711 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic School and Rectory 8021 Rawlings Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Residence for A.S. Honk Euclid near Lakeview, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for Joseph Noehelfer Erkenbrecker Street, Cincinnati, OH 1901 Demolished
St. Francis of Assisi Church 7105 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church 5830 Cable Ave, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
St. Procop's School Burton and Trent, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Two story frame dwg Dunham Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Two story frame dwg for John Weizer Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
St. Mary's Church 506 Fourth Street, Marietta, OH 1902-3 Standing
Building for Krause Furniture 5804-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
J. L. Hudson Store Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church 1757 Mills Avenue, Norwood, OH 1903 Standing
German American Club House 44-50 South Exchange Street, Akron, OH 1904 Demolished
St. Cyril and Methodius Church 252 East Wood Street, Youngstown, OH 1904 Standing
St. Michael's School 3146 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing

Sources

Downtown and the University: Youngstown, Ohio William A. Brenner March 1976
The Jubilee Edition of the Cleveland Wachter und Anzeiger 1902

Birth / Established: September 22, 1858
Death / Dissolved: September 3, 1935

Biography

Godfrey Fugman was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. He was educated in Stuttgart and came to the United States in 1881. He is first listed in Cleveland City Directories in 1885. From 1886 to 1893 he was a partner with C. Frank Cramer. The firm would dissolve in 1893 and reform in 1894 lasting until 1897 when Cramer left to serve in the Spanish American War. Cramer and Fugman were mostly known for their commercial buildings. He was a partner with Emile Uhlrich from 1899 to 1903. Fugman & Uhlrich became known for religious buildings both for Roman Catholic and Protestant congregations, including St. Michael's School on Scranton Road, St. Procop's Church on West 41st Street, the Independent Evangelical Protestant Church on West 44th Street, and Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Youngstown. Most notably they designed the Art Noveau J. L. Hudson Store on Euclid Avenue. The firm's buildings had a European influence in their design. The Fugman & Uhlrich partnership ended in 1903. Uhlrich went on to practice individually while Fugman formed a short - lived partnership with Harry Cone in 1905 before he also went on to practice individually. He also became heavily involved in constructing buildings on investment real estate he owned.

Building Name Address Built Status
Business block for I. Bruno $10,000 828 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Cleveland Crematory Building Euclid near Lake View Cem, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Saengerfest Hall 2466 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Residence for Dr. J. H. Lueke 1780 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Residence for Joseph Strauss 3812 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Stores and Tenements 4120 Clark Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Commercial Building 1738 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Residence for Richard Schittkowski 2423 East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
3 dwgs for James Mattchett Burt Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Remodeling of the former YMCA for the Prospect-Erie Co. (Erie Building) 2125-33 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished

Sources

City Directories 1885-1928
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Illustrated 1893

Birth / Established: 1867
Death / Dissolved: 1868

Biography

Principals: Horace Fuller and Alfred Green.

Birth / Established: October 18, 1895
Death / Dissolved: August 5, 1965

Biography

Harold Ott Fullerton was born in Youngstown. He received a B.S. in architecture and architectural engineering from the University of Michigan. He enlisted in World War I and served in the engineering corps. He was a member of the Cleveland Real Estate Board. He lived at 2459 Overlook Road in Cleveland Heights. Later moving to a residence in Fairhill Village. After leaving Cleveland in 1932 he settled in Albany, New York.

Building Name Address Built Status
Fairhill Village 12309-12511 Fairhill Boulevard, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
Residence for I. C. Hinig 1259 Oakridge, Cleveland Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence for S. H. Kleinman Realty Barmore Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Unknown
Residence for S. H. Kleinman Realty Brimbourne Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Unknown
Willaim H. Ramsay Residence 2691 Scarborough Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Dr. C. D. Frost Residence Owaiss Road, Willougby, OH 1928 Unknown
J. W. Ryan Residence Showandassee Drive, Willougby, OH 1928 Unknown
Residence for S. H. Kleinman 16400 Eldamere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Residence East 197th and Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1929 Unknown
Theo De Witt Residence Lakefront and Edgecliff, Rocky River, OH 1929 Unkown
Lake Forest Country Club 100 Lake Forest Drive, Hudson, OH 1930 Standing
Draper Hall Addition State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY 1946 Unknown
Richardson Hall Annex State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY 1956 Unknown
Jeffersonville Youngville Central School Jeffersonville, NY n.d. Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Fullerton Family Genealogy - Western Reserve Historical Society
Representative Clevelanders p.134

Birth / Established: 1913
Death / Dissolved: 1934

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by Harry A. Fulton and William Reed Taylor existing between 1913 and 1934. The firm designed numerous school buildings in Cleveland suburbs, and throughout Northeast Ohio.

Building Name Address Built Status
Metropolitan Theater 5500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Second German Reformed Church 1221 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Commercial building addition Woodland & E. 79th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Nathaniel Hawthorne School 3575 West 130th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
St. Patrick Parsonage Belle Centre, OH 1917 Demolished
West 9th Street Terminal Warehouse West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Akron Towel and Supply Akron, OH 1918 Unknown
Factory East 74th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Remodeling Belle Centre High School Belle Centre, OH 1918 Unknown
Residence Scarborough Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished
Residence for Robert Boggis Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished
Robert Boggis Residence Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Unknown
Temporary Episcopal Church Denison, OH 1918 Unknown
J. C. Newman Cigar Company 280 North Main Street, Marion, OH 1919 Unknown
Columbia Township School (Fulton Taylor, Cahill) Columbia Township, OH 1921 Unknown
Rock Creek School Addition 2987 High Street Rock Creek, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Mayfield Middle School 1123 SOM Center, Mayfield Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Beehive School Addition 4345 Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
Shore High School Addition 291 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 1925 Standing
North Ridgeville High School North Ridgeville, OH 1927 Standing
Fairview Park High School West 213th Street, Fairview Park, OH 1928 Standing
Fields Elementary School Lorain & Root, North Ridgeville, OH 1928 Standing
Garfield Heights High School Turney Road, Garfield Heights, OH 1928 Demolished
Lathrop Elementary School 61 Roosevelt Drive, Painesville, OH 1929 Standing
Shore High School Addition 291 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 1929-30 Standing
Beehive School Addition 4345 Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 1931 Demolished
Dunham School Addition 6600 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1938 Demolished
R. B. Hayes School Addition 3900 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1938 Demolished
Walton School 3427 Walton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1938 Demolished
A. B. Hart School Addition 7355 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Buhrer School Addition West 14th & Buhrer, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Case School Addition 1525 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Dike School 2500 East 64th Street, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Franklin D. Roosevelt School Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Miles Park School Addition 9215 Miles Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Woodland School Addition Woodland & Woodhill, Cleveland, OH 1939 Demolished
Central High School 2225 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1940 Standing
Shore High School Addition 291 East 222nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1947 Standing
Goldwood Elementary School 21600 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, OH 1928 Standing
Admiral King High School Lorain, OH n.d. Standing
KSU buildings Kent, OH n.d. Unknown
Rocky River High School 20951 Detroit Road, Rocky River, OH n.d. Standing
Valley Forge High School Parma Heights, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directory
Plain Dealer December 11, 1961

Birth / Established: 1957
Death / Dissolved: Unknown
Building Name Address Built Status
Bertram Woods Library 20600 Fayette Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 1960 Standing
Wilcox Elementary School 9198 Darrow Road, Twinsburg, OH 1960 Standing
Shaker Heights Shool District Admin Building 15600 Parkland Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1962 Standing
Birth / Established: October 19, 1884
Death / Dissolved: December 10, 1961

Biography

Harry A. Fulton was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined William Reed Taylor (1884-1964) in forming the architectural firm of Fulton & Taylor in 1913. Paul Cahill joined the firm from 1921-3 when it was known as Fulton, Taylor & Cahill. Fulton & Taylor remained partners until 1934. In 1957 Fulton formed the firm of Fulton, Del Motte, Nassau & Associates. He was known as the dean of school architects. He was the Cleveland Board of Education architect during the Works Progress Administration. His firm designed several schools for Cleveland, the suburbs, and outlying communities. He was a member of Acadia Country Club, a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of First Presbyterian Church in East Cleveland. He lived at 19600 Upper Valley Drive in Euclid. He was listed as a registered architect in the Ohio Architect November 1940. He died on December 10, 1961 in Leeburg, Florida where he is buried.

Building Name Address Built Status
Wellington High School Addition (now McCormick Middle School) 201 South Main Street, Wellington, OH 1939 Standing
Central High School 2225 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1940 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directory
Plain Dealer December 11, 1961

Birth / Established: 1920
Death / Dissolved: 1923

Biography

Architect Paul Cahill joined Harry A. Fulton and William Reed Taylor in forming the firm of Fulton, Taylor and Cahill. On April 1, 1920 the firm relocated its office from 631 Hippodrome Building to 8120 Euclid Avenue. It was listed in Cleveland City Directories from 1921 until 1923.

Building Name Address Built Status
Avon School 36600 Detroit Road, Avon, OH 1921 Standing
Columbia Township School Columbia Township, Lorain County, OH 1921 Unknown
Brownhelm School Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, OH 1922 Standing
McKinley School 3349 West 125th Street, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Disciples Church 222 South Broadway, Medina, OH 1923-4 Standing