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Birth / Established: October 1, 1854
Death / Dissolved: October 24, 1920

Biography

Bernard Vande Velde was the son of Dutch-born parents. He was raised on China Street, later moving to Pearl Road, and then to 2713 Woodbridge Street, on the west side. In 1880 he was a draftsman with the firm of Heard and Smith and by 1885 was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories. In 1885 he had a short-lived partnership with Vincent Wyss, who later practiced in Lancaster, Ohio. Vande Velde was the architect of several significant ecclesiastical buildings for the Roman Catholic diocese in the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century. Notably, he designed the Gothic Revival style Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Wenceslas Church, and St. Philemon Church. He never married and was a member of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church. He died of cancer on October 24, 1920.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Joseph's Church Collinwood, Cleveland, OH 1877 Demolished
Immaculate Conception of St. Mary School 2680 Stoney Ridge, Avon, OH 1885-6 Standing
St. Bridget's School 2506 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1885-6 Demolished
Commercial Building for John G. Mueller 6115 Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
John Meckes Dry Goods Store 1920-8 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
St. John's Cathedral School 1031 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School 5828 Cable Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Theodore Sanford Residence 9719 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Commercial - Residential Building for August Theurer 3002 Seymour Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for John Schuster 10809-11 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Ludwig Retz 1930 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
James Rochford Residence 1581 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Joseph M. Holecek Residence 3168 West 48th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
Residence for James Rochford 1573 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
St. Stephens School and Teachers Residence 1913-9 West 57th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
William Kees Residence 2710 Vega Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Addition to St. Stephen's School 1915 West 57th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Adolph and Julius Pletcher Block 1879-1887 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
August Zedler Residence 3293 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Max Cohen 666-70 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Max Cohen 806-12 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
David Jones Residence 7607 Marble Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
John Metzger Residence 2522 East 39th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Peter Carroll Residence 1556 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Rectory for St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church 2508 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Residence for Henry Krosen 4315-7 Whitman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Sisters of St. Joseph Convent 731 Starkweather, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
St. Patrick's School 3401 Whitman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
St. Augustine's Convent 14808 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1890-2 Demolished
Commercial & Residential Bldg for Patrick C. O'Brien 5421 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commercial - Residential building for George Sell 7033 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Immaculate Conception Rectory 4129 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
John Monson Residence 1570 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
John O'Donnell Residence 7252 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Our Lady of Lourdes Church 3393 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Residence for Elizabeth Bertrand 3700 Woodbine Ave, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
St. Adalbert School 2333 East 83rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Stores and Residence for George Sell 7807-9 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
St. Joseph's Church 14316 Saranac Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891-5 Demolished
Commercial & Residential Bldg for Patrick C. O'Brien 5411-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Commercial Building for Jonathan Goetz 1898 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Christian Durchschlag 2575 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Residence for Edward Hrabk 3336 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Sacred Heart of St. Mary's 33 Raymond Avenue, Shelby, OH 1892 Demolished
St. Cassimir Church and School Superior Near Ansel, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
St. Mary' Pastoral Residence 151 Front Street Berea, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
St. Wenceslas Church 3715 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1892-9 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Geroge Engert 10115-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Holy Name Pastoral Residence 8328 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
Sacristry addition to St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church 1920 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
St. Agnes Church 8000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Addition to St. Agnes R. C. Church 8000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Alteration of dwelling to store 418 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Apartment House for Mrs. Mary Montpelier 5403-17 Windsor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Commercial Building for Charles Sauer 3230 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Entertainment building addition for Svornosh Katalocka Society 4451 Douse Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Margaret Mulhern Residence 1508 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Terrace for Mary Montpelier 5403-17 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Residence for James Rochford 1609 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1894-5 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Peter Carroll 1316 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
St. Mary's of the Assumption School 1950 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Addition to St. Vincent's Hospital 2315 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1895-6 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Anna Wandel 7921-3 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Henry Fischer Residence 1429 West 81st Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
St. Stephen's Church Rectory additions and alterations 1930 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Patrick O'Donnell 3516 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for the Leisy Brewing Company 9216 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Mrs Mary Ann Wilshaw 2207 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Apartments 2135-9 Franklin, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Leisy Brewing Company 9216 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
St. Catherine School addition Woodland Hills and Heath, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
3 story wood apartment for Mike Gleason 5702 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Additions to St. Peter's School 1720 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Triple Residence for Henry Vottler 1412-8 Abbey Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Immaculate Conception Church 103 West 4th Street, Port Clinton, OH 1902 Standing
Apartment Building for Ludwig Retz 1936 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
St. Philemon Church Euclid & Wellesley, East Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Apartment Building (16 suites) for M.P. Platten Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
St. Augustine Parish House 2486 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
Two story store and auditorium for Joseph Slezak and Thomas Kurtz 800-4 College Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
J. Spang Baking Company Stables 2701 Barber Ave, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Commercial Building for Chritopher Hoflich 9912 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residence for Fred A. Sanders 11206 Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Two family residence for H.J. Van DeVelde 1296 West 116th A, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Alexander Gunn Residence 1655 Davenport Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Gen D.W. Caldwell Residence 11200 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Immaculate Conception Church 45 West Vine Street, Willoughby, OH n.d. Demolished
John Heiser Residence 16160 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
St. Mary's Church remodeling 145 Front Street, Berea, OH n.d. Demolished
St. Mary's Church remodeling 708 Erie Street, Grafton, OH n.d. Demolished
St. Mary's Church remodeling East Main Street, Wakeman, OH n.d. Standing
Thomas Goodwillie Residence 5219 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Catholic Universe 10.29.1920
Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file October 26, 1920 res 2713 Woodbridge (1854-1920)
Plain Dealer July 14, 1892
Plain Dealer October 26, 1920

Birth / Established: April 18, 1878
Death / Dissolved: December 14, 1948

Biography

Charles Uthe was born in North Amherst, Ohio and was educated in Cleveland Public Schools. He began work as an architect in 1898 at the National Electric Lamp Company. He worked for Granger & Meade for five years, Meade & Garfield for four years, two years for W. R. Watterson, and with contractor J. A. Reaugh & Son. In 1916 he became supervising engineer with William Sly & Company. Later he was employed with the Northern Blower Company. In 1935 he was appointed construction engineer at the Parsons Engineering Company. Later in life he was associated with I. T. Frary, staff member of the Cleveland Museum of Art. He supervised the drawing and sketches of old homes and monuments throughout Ohio. He was a member of the Cleveland Architectural Club, a member of First Congregational Church, and a Republican. He resided at 1252 East 80th Street. He died in 1948 at St. Vincent Charity Hospital and is buried in Youngstown.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building Lorain and Root, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
West Park Congregational Church 3909 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Neal Terrace 8811 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Building for Dean Hutchcroft 1318 West 78th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing

Sources


Cleveland City Directories 1905, 1906, 1907, 1938
Obituary, Catholic Universe Bulletin 17 December 1948
Progressive Men of Northern Ohio p. 222

Birth / Established: March 28, 1873
Death / Dissolved: November 29, 1947

Biography

Emile Uhlrich was born in Epinal, France. He was educated at the Ecole Fenelon, the Lycee St. Nicholas, and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He came to the United States in 1891 at the age of eighteen. He was active as an architect in Cleveland from 1898 to 1923. In 1900 he was a lodger in the Charles Stanley Residence, 2150 East 22nd Street. He was naturalized on January 23, 1900. Initally he was a partner with Godfrey Fugman from 1899 to 1903 and then formed a short-lived partnership with Harry Cone in 1905. He left Cleveland after 1923. He would later live in the Hotel Maryland in New York City. He died in France and is buried in Cemetery of Villefranche near the Mediterranean.

Building Name Address Built Status
Des Jardins & Hayward Cincinnati, OH 1894 Unknown
Basillica of St. Mary of the Assumption 506 4th Street, Marietta, OH 1903-1909 Standing
Parsonage and Hall 8021-3 Rawlings Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
St. Ladislaus Church 2908 Wood Street, Lorain, OH 1904-7 Standing
St. Paul and Peter's Church 227 South New York St, Wellston, NY 1905-6 Standing
National Hall for the Slovanian Association 8802 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Our Lady of Lourdes School 3398 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
St. Michael School 3146 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
St. Andrew's Church Superior Near Asylum, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
St. Barbara's Church and School 4007 Valley Road, Brooklyn, OH 1907 Demolished
St. John the Baptist School 9508 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
St. Peter Roman Catholic Church 425 North 4th Street, Steubenville, OH 1908 Standing
St. Paul's School 1375 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Weizer Block 8937 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Bascillica of St. Mary of the Angels 202 South Union, Olean, NY 1913-9 Standing
Nativity BVM Catholic School and Hall 9514 Aetna Road, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
St. Barbara Rectory 1599 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
St. Elizabeth's Hall 9016 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
St. Joseph Orphan Home 1200 Fifteenth Avenue E., Superior, WI 1917 Standing
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church 9016 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1918-22 Standing
Our Lady of Victory Basilica Church 767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 1922-6 Standing
Our Lady of Consolation Church 315 Clay Street, Carey, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

American Foreign Service - Report of the Death of an American Citizen - Dated December 30,1947
Book of Clevelanders p.270
Cleveland City Directories
Downtown and the University: Youngstown, Ohio William A. Brenner March 1976
Ohio Architect and Builder September 1904
The Jubilee Edition of the Cleveland Wachter und Anzeiger 1902

Birth / Established: January 23, 1889
Death / Dissolved: February 24, 1936

Biography

Bloodgood Tuttle was born in Chicago and was educated at the University of Chicago. He began his practice in Detroit and moved to Cleveland in 1920. He was retained by the Van Sweringen Brothers to build two groups of demonstration homes in Shaker Heights, one group of five on Van Aken near Southington Road and another group of four on Van Aken west of Parkland Drive. He lived at 1944 East 75th Street. He died in Mt. Sinai Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Building Name Address Built Status
David R. Jones Residence 10416 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Residence 18850 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1923 Standing
St. Francis Chapel at John Carroll University Washington Boulevard, University Heights, OH 1923 Unbuilt
Harold Alexander Residence 18850 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1923-4 Standing
Fairmount Presbyterian Church 2757 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence 18405 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Residence 18419 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Samuel Hartman Residence 2543 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1924 Demolished
William F. Gray Residence 16650 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924-5 Standing
Fred Fishback Residence 19100 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925-6 Standing
Midland County Courthouse 301 West Main Street, Midland, MI 1925-6 Standing
James Murray Residence 1335 Yellowstone Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1926 Standing
Residence Warrington Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
William Brownlee Alexander Residence 18585 Parkland Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1927-8 Standing
Herman Hersch Residence South Moreland and Onaway, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Kroger Warehouse 3105 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Residence St. James Parkway & Clarkson Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence 3624 Glenallen Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Sterling W. Alderfer Residence 114 Ely Road, Akron, OH 1930 Standing
Bert Kent Residence 2712 East Overlook Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Krieger Office Building Unknown n.d. Unknown

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Obituary - Plain Dealer February 24, 1936 2:3
Withey and Withey Biographical Dictionary of American Architects
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1955
Death / Dissolved: 1970
Building Name Address Built Status
Willoughby Methodist Church Parsonage 15 East Spaulding Street, Willoughby, OH 1955 Unknown
Bedford YMCA 460 Northfield Boulevard, Bedford, OH 1956 Standing
Esst Cleveland Savings and Loan 5816 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 1956 Demolished
Hillcrest YMCA 5000 Mayfield Road, South Euclid, OH 1956 Standing
Mentor Plains Methodist Church 7271 Lake Shore Boulevard, Mentor, OH 1956 Standing
Parma South Presbyterian Church 6155 Parma Road, Parma Heights, OH 1956 Standing
YMCA Building East Cleveland, OH 1956 Unknown
Cleveland Pearl Road Church (Exterior) 4200 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1957 Standing
Faith Lutheran Church Educational Wing 16511 Hilliard Road, Lakewood, OH 1957 Standing
Westlake Christian Church 25800 Hilliard Boulevard, Westlake, OH 1957 Standing
Shaker Square Beverages at Severance Center 3480 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1963 Unknown
Firest Methodist Episcopal Church Remodel 3000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1965 Standing
Tritity Cathedral Old Hall Remodel 2200 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1965 Standing
Hough Salvation Army 6000 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1969 Standing
Birth / Established: September 15, 1864
Death / Dissolved: June 13, 1924

Biography

Charles Edmund Tousley was born in Brunswick and moved to the Village of Brooklyn Centre. In his early career he was the editor of the "Cuyahogan." He later became a draftsman for George J. Hardway. He and Hardway were the editors and publishers of the "American Builder," a Cleveland-based publication that chronicled building activity in the city. Early in his career as an architect, he designed several homes along Archwood and Denison Avenues in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood. He later was the architect for several Cleveland Telephone Company buildings, apartment buildings, and terraces. From Brooklyn Centre he moved to the east side, where he lived on East 55th Street and East 61st Street, before moving to Elbur Avenue in Lakewood. He died of Bright's Disease on June 13, 1924, and is buried in Royalton Cemetery.

Building Name Address Built Status
Cleveland Telephone Company 2016 West 65th Street , Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Store Additions for Auld & Couger 500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
George Zottman Residence 2128 West 100th Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Residence for Ebeneezer Adams 7511 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Stephen Ashby Residence 7517 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Weldon Davis Residence 3515 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Addition to Archwood Avenue Congregational Church 2704 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Stable for William Grief 11835 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Adam Kroehle 3829-33 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Nancy Tousley Residence 3201 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Residence 2804 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Cleveland City Mission Society Church 9902-6 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Alonzo E. Hyre Residence 3325 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Cleveland Telephone Company 3026 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Cleveland Telephone Company 6133-7 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Dr. George Farnsworth Residence 3219 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Gustave Kroehle Residence 3303 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Residence Addition for D. Auld Jr. 7029 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for William Stevens 1773-5 East 20th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Barn for Cleveland Telephone Company 1949 East 90th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Cleveland Telephone Company 2136 East 19th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Apartment Building for Ashby & Turnbull 3543 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Apartment Building for P. J. Turnbull 7512 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Cleveland Disciples Union Church 2026 West 50th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
William C. Keyser Residence 3006 Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Cleveland Nickel Works West 67th Street, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Apartment Building for Frank Hohlfelder 3107 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building Pearl & Archwood, Cleveland, OH 1904 Unbuilt
First Baptist Church 235 Woodlawn Avenue, Bucyrus, OH 1904 Standing
Guernsey Apartment Building built for Ebeneezer.E. Ashby 1567-77 West 29th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
H. H. Pratt Residence Unknown 1904 Unknown
Apartment Building for Dr. Corlett East19th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Thomas Callaghan Residence Jennings Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Dr. William Ebersole Residence 1894 Roxbury Road, East Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Residence for Weldon Davis 3100 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Sabina Terrace for Ebenezer Ashby 4401-17 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Terrace for Ebenezer Ashby and Amelia Sparrow 4603-25 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Alteration to Mary Deland Residence 3815 West 33rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Mission House for Presbyterian Society Lake Chautauqua, NY 1907 Unknown
Office for T. A. Rodefer Bellaire, OH 1907 Unknown
Residence for Dr. Follansbee Bedford, OH 1907 Unknown
F. E. Wardell Residence 2600 Norfolk Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1908 Standing
Giffhorn Terrace for Ernest Giffhorn 13732-40 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Residence for F. Hennessey Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Hazel Hennessey Lake Avenue and Erie Cliff Drive, Lakewood, OH 1917 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Men of Ohio in Nineteen Hundred p70
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Building Name Address Built Status
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church 10808 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Birth / Established: November 8, 1867
Death / Dissolved: May 13, 1931

Biography

Active in Cleveland 1891-1898 as a draftsman and architect per the Cleveland City Directories. The 1900 census shows him in New York City. He later moved to New Jersey. He had relocated to Los Angeles, California by 1912 and was a draftsman for the firm of Parkinson and Bergstrom. Later for R.D. Farquhar. Also listed as Edwin C. He was married to Dr. Lillian Ray Titcomb who was elected president of the Women's University Club of Los Angeles in 1923. Mrs. Titcomb received the M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins in 1908.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence ffor William Van Tine & William Cleminshaw 2349 East 87th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
William F. Bulkeley Residence 2231 Chestnut Hills Road, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Donaldson Residence and Studio 4960 Melrose Hill, Los Angeles, CA 1921 Standing
Birth / Established: April 18, 1868
Death / Dissolved: December 28, 1946

Biography

Lewis W. Thomas was an active Cleveland architect from 1903 to 1917. He was a partner with Edward A. Richardson in 1903 and then was in business by himself. In 1905 he lived in the Pelton Apartments in Tremont and later moved to Warren Road in Lakewood. He left Cleveland in 1917. He was living in Flint, Michigan in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.

Building Name Address Built Status
Lakewood High School Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 1904 Demolished
Storage Building Euclid and Olive, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Miles Theater 911-9 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: November 8, 1876
Death / Dissolved: June 18, 1973

Biography

J. William Thomas was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture where he was a roommate with Carl Howell. After graduation he went to work in the New York office of Cass Gilbert. In 1908 he formed the partnership with Carl Howell in Columbus. Thomas continued in practice under his own name following the death of Howell in 1930. Thomas originally lived in Shaker Heights, moving to Hudson in 1941. He was a member of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association and a president of the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect with offices at 3868 Carnegie Avenue. He retired in 1955. In a 1964 interview with Richard Campen, he said that the new buildings in Cleveland - the Erieview Tower, the East Ohio Building and the Illuminating Building, were engineering, not architecture, and that they disturbed him. He predicted that they would be obsolete in ten years.

Sources

Campen, Richard It's Engineering, Not Architecture : J. William Thomas Reminisces and Questions Modern Design Plain Dealer 15 November
Cleveland Necrology file
Obituary J.William Thomas, 96, Dies: was architect Plain Dealer June 20, 1973

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