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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
Birth / Established: December 8, 1874
Death / Dissolved: October 23, 1946

Biography

He was born Curtis Lovely. In 1894 he applied for a name change to his mother's maiden name after being cared for by his mother's sister and brother for a number of years. Trained at Case Institute of Technology.. The 1900 census has Walton living in Elizabeth, NJ and having an occupation of electrician. He was the architect for the Walton Reality Company specializing in single family homes with his office was 959 Rose Building. In1909 he disappeared from Cleveland and was found suffering from amnesia and living under an assumed name and working as a draftsman in Alabama. He was returned to Cleveland by 1910 as the 1910 Census shows him living in Cleveland with his Uncle William and Aunt Lillian at 678 E 72nd Street (currently in Gordon Park) and an occupation as an architect. His 1917 WWI draft card shows him living in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia with an occupation as a farmer. The 1920 and1930 census show him with an occupation as architect. His death certificate shows him as an engineer and a birth year of 1872.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Walton Reality Company 732 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 736 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Charles D. McCormic Residence Unknown 1907 Unknown
F. L. Fosbey Residence Unknown 1907 Unknown
F. H. Warren Residence Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
J. L. Pope Residence Unknown 1907 Unknown
L. L. Davis Residence Unknown 1907 Unknown
Residence for Walton Reality Company 701 East 96th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for Walton Reality Company 729 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for Walton Reality Company 700 East 96th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 726 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 728 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 738 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 742 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 747 East 96th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Walton Reality Company 759 East 96th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Walter S. Pope Residence Unknown 1907 Unknown
Additions to Forest Oaks 20 Houston Tavern Road, Natural Bridge, VA 1916 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: May 26, 1895
Death / Dissolved: March 8, 1978

Biography

Travis Gower Walsh was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard Business School and graduated from the Boston School of Design. He came to Cleveland in 1921 to become the design architect for the Cleveland school district. In 1925 he formed the firm of Maier and Walsh, that became Maier, Walsh & Dickerson after World War II. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect. In 1950 the firm became Travis Walsh & Associates. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a member of the Harvard Alumni Club, the American Institute of Architects, the Singers Club, the Cleveland Heights Lion's Club, the University Club, the Hermit Club, the New England Society of the Western Reserve, the Western Reserve Historical Society, and the American Legion. He retired in 1970.

Building Name Address Built Status
Hillcrest YMCA Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
South Presbyterian Church Parma, OH n.d. Unknown
YMCA Brooklyn, OH n.d. Unknown
YMCA East Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Church of the Savior Tower 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1952 Standing
Sisters of St. Francis Convent 13211 Chapelside Ave, Cleveland, OH 1954 Standing
Church of the Savior Addition 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1959 Standing
Austin Memorial Chapel at Windermere United Methodist Church 14055 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 1962 Standing

Sources


Cleveland City Directory
Necrology File Plain Dealer 3.10.1978

Building Name Address Built Status
Jednota Building (First Catholic Slovak Union) 3289 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1932 Standing
Birth / Established: October 14, 1865
Death / Dissolved: January 5, 1940

Biography

Henry A. Walsh was born in Brantford, Ontario and moved with his family to Detroit. He graduated from the University of Detroit and studied architecture in Florence, Italy. He was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories from 1907 to 1935, and was mainly known for designing Roman Catholic religious buildings. His office was at 1514 Prospect Avenue. He was single and lived at 2306 South Overlook with his sister Mame Kuhlman, widow of the president of the G.C. Kuhlman Car Company.

Building Name Address Built Status
Detroit College alterations and additions Detroit, MI 1907 Unknown
P. McMerney Residence Brooklyn, OH 1907 Unknown
Residence for L.Wain Unknown 1907 Standing
Cloister Dominican Nuns Cloister Boston Blvd & Oakland Ave, Detroit, MI 1908 Unknown
Sacred Heart of Mary School (now Our Lady of Good Counsel School) 4419 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Our Lady of Good Counsel Rectory 4423 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
St. Ignatius College Gymnasium 2907 Carroll Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
St. Agnes Church 615 Lake Avenue, Elyria, OH 1914 Standing
Blessed Sacrement Church 9844 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 1915 Standing
Immaculate Conception School 4223-9 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Our Lady of Good Counsel Lower Church 4419 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
St. Joseph Academy 3470 Rocky River Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
St. Joseph Academy - Sleeping and Educational Building 3470  Rocky River Road, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 4417 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1929-30 Standing
Monastery of the Blessed Sacrement Detroit, Michigan n.d. Unknown

Sources

Catholic Universal Bulletin "Mass Sung for Architect" - 1.12.1940
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file

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