Cudell & Richardson
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