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Birth / Established: October 15, 1863
Death / Dissolved: June 12, 1947

Biography

Herbert Swigart grew up in Richfield Township. He was active as either a draftsman or architect for several years. He lived at 1289 Holmden Avenue in the Tremont neighborhood, moving to 18210 Olympia Road in the Euclid-Green neighborhood of Cleveland by 1920.He retired to Dayton, Ohio where he died in 1947.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Henry Cody 1437 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Henry Cody 1439-41 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Henry Cody 1433  East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Frank Hickin Residence 3081 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Standing
Residence for A.J. Marsh 3344 West 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Industrial building for Charles King and Birdie King Bishop 7512 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Demolished

Sources

Census
Necrology file

Birth / Established: September 11, 1839
Death / Dissolved: May 10, 1916

Biography

Herman F. Stuhr was a German-born lumber dealer who was also the architect of several buildings. In 1906 he had an office in the Rose Building, while his sons ran the Bohm-Stuhr Lumber Company at 6325 Broadway. He lived at 5911 Detroit Avenue.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building for Frederick Fliedner 9802-6 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Residence for George Pollitz 2122 West 100th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
John Meckes Stable 2905 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
German Evangelical Church of South Brooklyn 4420 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Commercial Building for Herman Stuhr 10003-5 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology File May 12, 1916

Birth / Established: April 22, 1870
Death / Dissolved: September 30, 1941

Biography

Frederic William Striebinger was born in Cleveland and educated at Columbia University and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. An artist, he was a member of the Cleveland Art Club and Watercolor Society. He was President of the Cleveland Architectural Club and a member of the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite Masons, the Knights Templar, and a number of clubs in Cleveland. He was the architect of several local hospitals, Masonic temples, and Christian Science churches. He died in his home at 2049 East 96th Street after an illness of several months. For several years his office was in the 1900 Euclid Building. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment house for Isaac Rich Forest Street Near Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Cleveland Gesangverain Club House (House of Wills) 2491 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Commission House Broadway near Cross, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Residence 1820-2 West 28th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building and Bowling Alley for Leisy Brewery 818-20 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
William Coates House 3300 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
Lyric Theater 2187 East 9th Street , Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Warehouse Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
West Virginia Apartments 1830-40 West 28th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building St. Clair & E.55th, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Leonard Schlather Residence Wooster Road, Rocky River, OH 1906 Unknown
Third Church of Christ Scientist 3648 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Pythian Temple Masonic Lodge and Auditorium 1624 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
St. Luke's Hospital 6606 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Woodward Masonic Temple (Call and Post) 1949 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
German Hospital 3303 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Collinwood School Fire Memorial in Lake View Cemetery 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Conrad Mizer Memorial Edgewater Park, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Harry Coulby Residence (Wickliffe City Hall) 28730 Ridge Road, Wickliffe, OH 1910-2 Standing
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Bridge over Lake Avenue Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Henry A. Tremaine Residence 3001 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1912-4 Standing
Western Reserve Club House 2164 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Heights Masonic Temple Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1915 Standing
Second Church of Christ, Scientist 7710 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Akron City Hospital 511 East Market Street, Akron, OH 1917 Demolished
Nurse's Home 41 Arch Street, Akron, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for B. C. Hinig Monmouth & Wellington, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Dr. Chapman Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building 2023-5 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Demolished
Commercial Building for Frank Wachcic 725 East 152nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Willam C. Talmadge Residence 2274 Demington Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1924 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file October 2, 1941
Illustrations of Work Designed by Frederic William Striebinger, nd
Plain Dealer October 1, 1941
Progressive Men of Northern Ohio p221
Image Source(s): Martin Linsey

Birth / Established: 1945
Death / Dissolved: 1952

Biography

This was an architectural firm that included Ray Stickle, John Sherwood Kelly and Robert Stickle. The firm's office was located at 2422 Prospect Avenue. The firm designed several Roman Catholic churches, including St. William's in Euclid, Our Lady of Mercy in Tremont, and the remodeling of St. John's Cathedral.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. William Catholic Church and School East 260th Street, Cleveland, OH 1947-8 Standing
Our Lady of Mercy Church 2421 West 11th Street, Cleveland, OH 1948 Standing
St. Joseph's High School 18491 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1950 Standing
Our Lady of Peace Church 12503 Buckingham Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1951 Standing
St. Joseph's High School Technical School 18491 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1951 Standing

Sources

"Eccleastical Architect George Stickle Dies" Plain Dealer 9.2.1966

Birth / Established: September 24, 1892
Death / Dissolved: September 1, 1966

Biography

George W. Stickle's firm was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1916. He was a member of the firm of Fuller and Stickle from 1923 until 1928. He moved to Cleveland in 1945. He was awarded citations for church architecture in 1962, 1963, and 1964. In 1964 his firm employed over sixty employees and won an award from the Chamber of Commerce from the City of New York - Borough of Queens. His main interest was in ecclesiastical architecture. He moved to St. Augustine, Florida later in life where he died in 1966.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Malachi Church 2459 Washington, Cleveland, OH 1945 Standing
Epiphany Roman Catholic Church 11901 Oakfield Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1948 Standing
St. Thomas Aquinas Church 450 Abbot Road, South Buffalo, NY 1949-52 Standing

Sources

"Eccleastical Architect George Stickle Dies" Plain Dealer 9.2.1966
Image Source(s): Karl A. Brunjes

Birth / Established: 1952
Death / Dissolved: 1966

Biography

This was an architectural firm that included father Ray Stickle and son Robert Stickle. The firm took this name after John Sherwood Kelly left the firm. The firm's office was located at 2422 Prospect Avenue.

Building Name Address Built Status
Jennings Hall for the Ambulatory Aged 10204 Granger Road, Garfield Heights, OH n.d. Unknown
St. Joseph High School East 185th Street & Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
St. Jerome's Catholic Church 15000 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1952 Standing
St. Mary of Czestochowa Church 14100 Harvard Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1952 Standing
Ohio Turnpike Administration Building 682 Prospect Street, Berea, OH 1954 Standing
Chanel High School 480 Northfield Road, Bedford, OH 1955 Standing
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 29840 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 1955 Standing
Parma City Hall 6611 Ridge Road, Parma, OH 1957 Standing
Borromeo Seminary 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 1959 Standing
Little Sisters of the Poor 4291 Richmond Road, Highland Heights, OH 1959 Standing
Mater Christi High School Crescent & 21st, New York City, NY 1960 Standing
St. Anthony of Padua Church and School 6750 State Road, Parma, OH 1960 Standing
St. Pius X School 371 Center Street, Bedford, OH 1960 Standing
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church 8022 Parsons Avenue, New York City, NY 1964 Standing

Sources

"Eccleastical Architect George Stickle Dies" Plain Dealer 9.2.1966

Birth / Established: 1897
Death / Dissolved: 1901

Biography

Steffens, Searles & Hirsh was active in Cleveland in the late 19th century and early 20th century. They became known for their many middle class apartment buildings, several of which are still standing. They designed the Clinton Apartments on Clinton Avenue and the Heyse Apartment Building on Franklin Circle.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial building 5405 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Residence for John Beck 2624 Marvin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Silas Auerbach 8517-21 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Heyse Apartment Building 1673-81 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Apartment Building for the Cleveland Improvement Company 1885-7 East 17th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Augusta Apartments 2473 East 40th Street , Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Clinton Apartment Building 3607 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
J. H. Reese Residence 2711 Vestry Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Porte Cochere for Receiving Vault at Riverside Cemetery 3607 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
"The Beckwith" Apartments 1588 West 28th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Apartments for F. H. Clark Unknown 1899 Unknown
Apartments for the Cleveland Improvement Company 2087 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Broadway Savings and Loan Company 5451 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Center School 1470 Warren Road, Lakewood, OH 1899 Standing
E. Janes Residence 1933 East 87th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Henry Kuhlmeier Residence 8902 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Lafayette Apartments for W.M. Wright 8818-24 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Light Factory for M. A. Bradley Unknown 1899 Unknown
New Amsterdam Apartments for S.N Griffin and W.J. White 2142 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for George E. Myers 10306 Wain Court, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for George E. Myers 10308 Wain Court, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Residence for George E. Myers 10312 Wain Court, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Rutherglen Apartments for John C. Williams 3803 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
West School 1351 West Clifton, Lakewood, OH 1899 Demolished
"Belgrave" Apartments for S. W. McKenzie Realty 8603-19 Wade Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
"Cary" Apartments for Charles Stewart Payne & Walnut, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
"Warwick" Apartments for the Cleveland Improvement Company 8117-21 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Commercial Building for Joseph DiTirro 12511-3  Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Cuyahoga Telephone Company Exchange 1747 Lake Front, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Ohio Savings and Loan Company 1868 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Residence for M. A. Bradley 1947 East 116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for M. A. Bradley 1949 East 116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for M. A. Bradley 1953 East 116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for M. A. Bradley 1957 East 116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for M. A. Bradley 1961 East 116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Genesee Savings & Bank Company 8115 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893 (Consolidated Illustrated Company, Cleveland, Ohio) p. 156
Cleveland Necrology file

Birth / Established: November 11, 1882
Death / Dissolved: November 5, 1943

Biography

John F. Steffens was a native Clevelander. He went to Columbia University where he received a degree in Architecture. He was an assistant in the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. He returned to Cleveland where he was a member of the firm of Steffens & Steffens with his brother George between 1912 and 1914 and between 1915 and 1923. He was the Treasurer of the John H. Newson Company from 1915 until 1917. From 1932 until 1939 he was a member of the firm of Steffens & Fox, which he founded.

Building Name Address Built Status
Huron Ninth Building 2124 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Heights Temple Annex Building Cleveland Heights, OH 1928 Standing
The Berimore Apartments 2800-4 East 130th Street, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Hough Banking and Trust 7901 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

"John F. Steffens, Architect is dead" Plain Dealer November 7, 1943
Cleveland City Directories
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: April 28, 1871
Death / Dissolved: November 30, 1928

Biography

George H. Steffens was born in Cleveland and was employed in the office of Edward Schwabe, whom he succeeded in business in 1892. He worked for several different firms including Steffens & Searles (from 1896 to 1897), Steffens, Searles & Hirsh (from 1897 to 1901), Steffens & Steffens (from 1912 to 1914), J. H. Newson (from 1915 to 1917), and Steffens & Steffens (from 1915 until 1923). He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Building Name Address Built Status
James McAninch Residence 1782 East 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
J. A. Bidwell Residence 1800 East 63rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
J. C. Weidemann Residence 11720 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1893 Demolished
Frame Commercial-Residential Building East Prospect & Watkins, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Stores and Apartments for Mrs. B. C. Duckwitz 4903 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Stores and Tenements for F. C. Emde 7616-22 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
George McMillan Residence 1666 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
John Faust Residence 4748 Rocky River, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
Apartment Building Logan South of Euclid, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Apartment Building Superior & Payne, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Charles Brandt Residence 6914 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
A. R. Perry Double Residence East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Alexander C. Mackenzie Residence 14837 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Ashtabula Apartment Building for Thomas Fricker 8503 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Commercial Building for Michael Froelich Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
F. E. Brunnel Residence 5904 Hawthorne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Swaine's Antidote Syndicate 3735 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace for T. J. Holmden 7507-13 Lawnview Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Standing
W. J. Farren Residence 3803 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Apartment Building East Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building East 65th Street Near Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment building for J. R. Edwards East 65th Street Near Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building for Messers. Leo & Andrews Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace Wade Park Avenue Near Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace 1820-8 Garfield Court, East Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for O. N. Jager East Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace of 18 suites for George Hausheer East 96th / 97th Streets, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building Carnegie Avenue Near East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
L. Adler Warehouse Eagle Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Joseph Miller 3200-14 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906-7 Standing
Tenement West 25th Street & Floria Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906-7 Demolished
Addition to Apartment House for Charles Louth 1833 East 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Central School Church Street, Amherst, OH 1907 Standing
Commercial Building for J. F. Adams 1738-49 East 17th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Five-House Terrace for W. H. Schrader 11319-27 Hessler Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Theodore Robenson Residence 308 Washington, Elyria, OH 1908 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Michael Froehlick 7313-35 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Residence for C.R. Taylor Co. 10721 Sprague Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residence for Thomas Story 1520 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Terrace for A. E. Forrester 1850-60 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Dr. Coontz Residence Shaker Heights, OH 1910 Demolished
Residence for Edward W. Paul 1516 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Demolished
Stockbridge Apartments 3328 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Clements Apartment 1972 Ford Road, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Hough Banking & Trust Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893 (Consolidated Illustrated Co. ? Cleveland , Ohio ) p. 157
Cleveland Necrology file
Cleveland Necrology file
Cleveland, The Forest City Illustrated 1893, p. 156
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: 1912
Death / Dissolved: 1923

Biography

This architectural firm included brothers George H. Steffens and John F. Steffens.

Building Name Address Built Status
Clement Terrace 2329 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Holy Family Church and School 13205 Chapelside, Cleveland, OH 1913-23 Demolished
Residence for J.R. Carnahan 916 Herrick Road, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Leopold Adler Residence 10610 Drexel Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Marvin Bacon Residence 10111 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Commercial Building for the Williamson Company 1985 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1916 Demolished
Apartment Building 1859 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Hruby Conservatory 5415 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Leroy Davenport Residence 2221 Tudor Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence 2256 Woodmere Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for Dr. Kofron Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Dr. W.C. Tater Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for J.A. Webb Coleridge Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for J.W.S. Webb South Woodland, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for J.W.S. Webb Scarborough Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for John Steffens Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building for St.Clair ?E.141 Realty St. Clair & East 144th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Residence for E.S. Asker Scarborough Road, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Residence for W.L. Ulmer Edgehill Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893 (Consolidated Illustrated Company - Cleveland, Ohio ) p. 158
Cleveland Necrology file
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

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