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Birth / Established: October 2, 1871
Death / Dissolved: December 21, 1935

Biography

Harry Ellis Weeks was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and graduated from MIT in 1893. At the suggestion of John M. Carrere, a member of the Group Plan Commission, Weeks moved to Cleveland in 1905 where he worked in the office of J. Milton Dyer. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery.

Sources

Editor Van Tassel, David and John J. Grabowski; The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography 1996 - Indiana University Press: Bloomington and Indianapolis
Johannesen, Eric; Walker and Weeks - A Cleveland Legacy

Birth / Established: March 17, 1867
Death / Dissolved: August 21, 1929

Biography

William Ruggles Watterson was born in Cleveland and was a graduate of the Cleveland Public Schools. He became an apprentice in an architectural office and then studied at Columbia University. In 1894 he returned to Cleveland as a local representative of the George B. Post firm, acting as supervising architect. From 1895 to 1903 he practiced alone. In 1903 he entered into partnership with Charles Schneider, who also had been employed by George Post, forming the firm of Watterson and Schneider.

Building Name Address Built Status
Dwelling for Fred Steimle 5319 Julia, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
W.H. Marshall Residence 2370 East 46th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
George Deimer Residence 2733 East 51st Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Double Residence for Charles Ctawford 2039-41 East 81st Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Howard Straight Residence 2516 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
F. B. Berry Residence EC Unknown 1895 Demolished
Residence for E.A. Kinney and I.B. Cameron New Lisbon, Ohio 1895 Unknown
Three houses for J.C. Lorer W.C. Unknown 1895 Demolished
Frank M. Jones Residence 1324 West 111th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Dr. E. Hawley Residence Corner of Broadway & Hamlet, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Edward Hawley Residence 3311 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Fire Station #26 7818 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Office building for King and Moore 1104-14 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for A. D. Hatfield 1900 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for George Warden 11133 Bellflower, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for H. F. Gill 1913 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Office for Standard Tool Company 6918 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900-1 Demolished
J.W.S. Webb Residence Lake Shore Collinwood, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Lakewood Banking and Savings Company 11700-10 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for John Gundy 1975 East 69th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for John Gundy 1963 East 69th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Residence for John Gundy 1967 East 69th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Residence for John Gundy 1971 East 69th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Store and apartments on Perry-Payne Estate St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Thirteenth Precinct Police Station Superior Near Woolsey, , OH 1901 Demolished
Osborn Building Addition Prospect & Huron, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
St. Agnes School East Madison & Euclid, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Apartment house 1786-98 Elberon, East Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Cleveland Public Library 5806 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Cleveland Public Library - St. Clair Branch 1368 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Lake Shore Banking & Savings Company 5404 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Manufacturing Building, Barn, Wagon shed stables for C.O. Everts Factory Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Residence for Mr. Yoeman Bellflower Drive, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Lake Shore Bank and St. Clair Branch Library 5410 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1903-5 Standing
Addition to Osborn Building Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished

Sources

Avery, Elroy McKendree; History of Cleveland 631-2
Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file 21 August 1929
Image Source(s): Annual Reports of the City of Cleveland for the Year Ending December 31, 1897, Heather Rudge

Birth / Established: 1903
Death / Dissolved: 1908

Biography

This firm included William R. Watterson and Charles Schneider, and was in existence from 1903 until 1908. Their offices were in the New England Building.

Building Name Address Built Status
Broadway Savings and Trust alterations and improvements Broadway and E. 55th, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Commercial Building for Bruce-Marion-Abbott Co. Euclid, east of E.55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Commercial building for M.B. & H.H. Johnson Euclid near Muirson, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Henry Steinbrenner Residence 11421 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Hotel-apartment building for M.S. Austin East 19th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
James A. Young Residence Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1905 Unknown
Rockefeller Physics Building 2076 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Warehouse Euclid Avenue near C&P, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Cleveland Medical Library 2318 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Commercial Block for Mr. DeKlyn Euclid near Olive, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Helen M. Cobb Residence 1601 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 1906-7 Demolished
Lakewood Presbyterian Church 14500 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1907 Standing
Glidden Varnish 11001 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
James R. Sprankle Residence 18122 West Clifton, Lakewood, OH 1908 Standing
League Park Office 6601 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908-9 Standing
Ball Building 1110 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing

Sources

Avery, Elroy McKendree; History of Cleveland 631-3
Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file 21 August 1930

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial-Residential Building for the Bradley Estate ("THe Ellington") 824-34 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Residence for Darwin Wright 1900 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1907
Death / Dissolved: Unknown

Biography

The Watson Engineering Company was founded by Civil Engineer Wilbur J. Watson. Watson (1871-1939) was born in Berea and recieved a B.S. from Case School of Engineering. He would work for the Osborn Company. He founded the Watson Company in 1907. The company specialized in bridge design, setting standards for bridge design throughout the country. With his daughters Sara and Emily he would write Bridge Architecture: A Decade of Bridges 1926-1936 and Bridges in History and Legend.

Building Name Address Built Status
Cleveland Macaroni Company 7260 Neville Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Warehouse for Lincoln Storage 11201 Cedar Glen Parkway, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Roger's Building 1720 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Case School of Applied Science 2116 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing

Sources

Cleveland Macaroni Company Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921
White Company Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1928
Death / Dissolved: 1928

Biography

G.E. Mitchell had been working in the office of Franz Warner since 1921. W. R. McCornack joined the firm in 1925. Mitchell was made a partner in March 1928. McCornack left in October 1928.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Thomas Hospital 444 N. Main Street, Akron, OH 1928 Standing
Kirk Middle School 14410 Terrace Road, East Cleveland, OH 1930 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1883
Death / Dissolved: October 12, 1961

Biography

John Warner was born in Ohio. He is listed in Cleveland City Directories as an architect between 1912 and 1919. In the 1925 City Directory he is listed as an architect with Cuyahoga County living at 1199 Ethel in Lakewood. In the 1930 census he listed as an appraiser for Cuyahoga County.

Building Name Address Built Status
Fire Station Warren and Detroit, Lakewood, OH 1913 Demolished
Highland Congregational Church 11228 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Fire Station #2 Detroit and Kenilworth, Lakewood, OH 1917 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file

Birth / Established: September 6, 1876
Death / Dissolved: 1947

Biography

Franz Childs Warner was born in Painesville and graduated from Case School of Applied Science in 1900. He was listed in the Cleveland City Directories from 1906 to 1939. He began practicing architecture in 1898, originally working for Owsley & Boucherle of Youngstown. He was later associated with the firm of Frank Packard of Columbus. In 1908 he entered in business for himself in Cleveland. He had a deep interest in art and engineering. He added Walter R. McCornack to the firm in 1925 (Warner & McCornack) and later made George E Mitchell a partner in 1928 (Warner, McCornack & Mitchell). McCornack left the firm in late 1928 creating Warner and Mitchell from 1929 to 1939. He specialized in designing school buildings, having much work in Cleveland suburbs and surrounding towns. Ohio Governor John Bricker appointed him to the Ohio Board of Examiners of Architects, which he served from 1937 to 1947. According to census records, he lived at 2237 Demington in Cleveland Heights in 1920 and in Hunting Valley in 1930. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Federation of Art, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, the Old Colony Club, and the Cleveland Yacht Club. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect.

Building Name Address Built Status
Hospital annex Painesville, OH 1907 Demolished
Double residence for Geo. McLeod Glenville, OH 1908 Demolished
Edward Halley Residence Wade Park Allotment, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Edward Zeidler Residence 1503 East 106th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Harry C. Gawne Residence 1515 East 106th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Euclid Arcade 510 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Cleveland Fire Department Engine Company 31 747 East 152nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Residence 3009 Fairfax Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1913 Standing
Shore High School 291 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 1913 Standing
Mentor Village School 7482 Center Street, Mentor, OH 1914 Standing
Willoughby High School (Union High School) 25 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 1915-6 Standing
Case Institute Dental School 2165 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 1915-7 Demolished
Coventry Elementary School Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Dr. F. Chesbro Residence Willoughby, OH 1917 Demolished
Eight Andrews Institute Buildings - Domestic Science Building, Sewing Building, Central Heating Building, five cottages Willoughby, OH 1917 Demolished
Office and Welfare Building for Erie Dock Company Old River Bed, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Dr. Chesbro Willoughby, OH 1917 Demolished
School Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Shaker Heights School Off Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Toledo Furnace Company Toledo, OH 1917 Unknown
Warehouse for Northern Ohio Traction and Light Akron, OH 1917 Demolished
School Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished
Woodbury Jr High School 15400 South Woodland, Shaker Heights, OH 1918-9 Standing
Morris Plan Bank 921 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Oberlin High School (Langston Middle School) Main & Walnut, Oberlin, OH 1921 Standing
Roxboro Elementary School 2405 Roxboro Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1921 Standing
Seneca Street School Lorain, OH 1921 Standing
Seminary of Our Lady of the Lake 1227 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Additions to Imaculate Heart of Mary Convent 6700 Lansing Ave, Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
Additions to Imaculate Heart of Mary Rectory 6700 Lansing Ave, Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
St. Colman's School 2001 West 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Hudson Youth Development Center Hudson, OH 1926 Demolished
Blossom Hill Development Center Brecksville, OH 1927 Demolished
Cleveland House of Correction Administration Building Cleveland, OH 1927 Demolished
St. Thomas Hospital 444 North Main Street, Akron, OH 1927 Standing
Oberlin High School Addition Oberlin, OH 1935 Standing
Christian Science Church 109 Richmond Street, Painesville, OH n.d. Demolished
City Hall Painesville, OH n.d. Demolished
Fire Department 116 North St. Clair, Painesville, OH n.d. Demolished
High School 209 West Washington Street, Painesville, OH n.d. Demolished
Police Station Painesville, OH n.d. Demolished
United States Embassy at Buenos Aires Unknown n.d. not built

Sources

Album: This Cleveland of Ours 1933 The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.p614
Avery, Elroy McKendree; Cleveland and its Environs p 345
Necrology file died 5 May 1963 Plain Dealer
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio v II p 191-2
Progressive Men of Northern Ohio p 222
Who's Who in Ohio 1930
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby, Western Reserve Fire Museum, Sharon Trsek

Birth / Established: 1928
Death / Dissolved: 1939

Biography

Franz Childs Warner and George Evans Mitchell (1929-1939).

Building Name Address Built Status
Cuyahoga County Criminal Court Building 1560 East 21st Street, Cleveland, OH 1930 Demolished
Kirk Junior High School 14410 Terrace Road, East Cleveland, OH 1930 Demolished
St. Coleman Parish Rectory 2027 W 65th St, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Convent and Shrine for the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration 4120 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 1931 Standing
St. Mary Catholic Curch 300 West Eighth Street, Lorain, OH 1931 Standing
Cleveland Arena 3719 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1937 Demolished

Sources

Image Source(s): Edward P. Almquist, Bill Nehez, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections, Cleveland State University

Birth / Established: 1925
Death / Dissolved: 1928

Biography

Franz C. Warner joined with W. R. McCornack early in 1928 after the latter left his position as architect for the Cleveland School District. (Although G.E. Mitchell was an architect for this firm at this time, he was not elevated to a partner role until March 1928.) Firm became Warner, McCornack & Mitchell.

Building Name Address Built Status
Boulevard Schood Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH 1925 Demolished
Convent for The Polish Sisters of St. Joseph 12215 Granger Road, Garfield Heights, OH 1925 Standing
St. Rocco Church and School 3205 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Rainbow Babies Hospital Green Road, South Euclid, OH 1928 Unknown
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