Walker, Lyman R.
Biography
Lyman Walker was born in Zanesville, Ohio and moved to Covington, Kentucky at age ten. He went to work in the office of Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford where he worked for three years. In 1900 he entered government employment as assistant supervising architect of the military occupation of Cuba. He returned to the United States in 1902 and went to work in Omaha, returning to Covington in 1904. He attended the University of Cincinnati, Carnegie Tech, and Michigan State College. He worked in Florida, then Detroit and Cincinnati. During World War I he served as a combat pilot. He served as a lieutenant colonel and was attached to the Officers Reserve Corps. He moved to Cleveland in 1921. He wrote numerous articles for trade publications. He specialized in the design of apartment buildings.
Building Name | Address | Built | Status |
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Farmers' and Traders' Bank Building | 535 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY | 1904 | Standing |
Villa Madonna Academy | 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, KY | 1907 | Standing |
Sixth District School - Austinburg | 1901 Maryland Ave, Covington, KY | 1907-9 | Standing |
Cohen Shoes Building | 20 West Pike Street, Covington, KY | 1910 | Standing |
Seventh District School - Peaselburg | 23rd X Howell Streets, Covington, KY | 1910 | Demolished |
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | 3831 Decoursey Ave, Covington, KY | 1910 | Standing |
YMCA Building | 624 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY | 1913 | Standing |
Remodel Hospital to Apartments | 625 Eddy Road, Cleveland, OH | 1923 | Demolished |
Apartment Building for Epstein Brothers | 1468 Highland Avenue, Lakewood, OH | 1924 | Standing |
Apartment Building for Max Narosny and Sam Libhaber | 1455 East 114th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1924 | Standing |
Edmonton Apartment Building | 794-802 East 125th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1924 | Demolished (Partially) |
The Wilmar Apartment Building | 2715-19 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH | 1924 | Demolished |
Euclid-Hastings Apartments | 15620 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, OH | 1925 | Standing |
Apartment Buiding | 11415 Hessler Road, Cleveland, OH | 1927 | Standing |
"Seville" Aprtment Building | Akron, OH | 1928 | Unknown |
Apartment Building for Max Narosny and Sam Libhaber | 11115-9 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1928 | Standing |
Edgewater Park Manor Apartments | 9829 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1928 | Standing |
Lake West Apartments | 10507 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1929 | Standing |
Residence | Morewood Parkway, Rocky River, OH | 1929 | Standing |
West Shore Apartments | Edgewater and Cove, Lakewood, OH | 1929 | Standing |
Apartment Building | 2968 South Moreland Boulevard, Cleveland, OH | 1930 | Standing |
Apartment Building | 2980 South Moreland Boulevard, Cleveland, OH | 1930 | Standing |
Hampton House | 10017 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1930 | Standing |
Westmont Apartment Building | 22 Rhodes Avenue, Akron, OH | 1930 | Standing |
Sources
"Lyman R. Walker, Architect, Dies" Plain Dealer February 24, 1933
Building Arts November 1931
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology File - February 25, 1933
Johnson, E. Polk; History of Kentucky and Kentuckians; New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing; 1912
Image Source(s): Kenton County Public Library Faces & Places Digital Collection, Craig Bobby, Cleveland Plain Dealer