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Birth / Established: February 11, 1852
Death / Dissolved: May 10, 1928

Biography

Harry Sylvester Nelson began work as a draftsman in the firm of Coburn & Barnum. He would later work for the firm of F. S. Barnum & Company. He was one of the principles of Briggs and Nelson when it was formed in 1905. He lived at 2607 Church Street, later moving to 1894 East 82nd Street.

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Orth, Samuel A History of Cleveland v. 2 p .573
Withey & Withey Biographical Dictionary of American Architects Los Angeles : Hennessey & Ingalls - 1970, p 75

Birth / Established: 1835
Death / Dissolved: March 19, 1881

Biography

Henry E. Myer was born in Buffalo, New York. In 1850 he was living in Ashland County, Ohio with master builder Ozias Kinney, working as a carpenter. Kinney had commissions for the Ashland and Crawford County Courthouses. Myer began work as a draftsman in 1866 in Cleveland. He formed a two-year partnership with Eugene Holmes. In Cleveland he designed the Ryder Photographic Gallery, Broadway Mills, the Broadway Opera House, and Heil's Block. He designed several county courthouses throughout Ohio. In the 1880 census he was living at the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum. He died at the age of 44 in 1881. Myer's career happened before Cleveland required building permits (1888), so there is little evidence of his work in Cleveland.

Building Name Address Built Status
Morgan and Root Building West 6th Street at Frankfort, Cleveland, OH 1866 Demolished
Crew's Opera House 602-16 East Main Street, Alliance, OH 1867-8 Demolished
D. Zollar's Residence Canton, OH 1868 Unknown
Residence for Thomas Carran 4120 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1868 Standing
Stark County Courthouse NW Corner Market and Tuscarawas, Canton, OH 1868-70 Standing
C. C. Aultman Residence 933 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 1869 Demolished
First National Bank for Aultman and Miller 101-9 South Market Street, Canton, OH 1869 Unknown
Heil Block 1857-9 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1869 Standing
Broadway Mills 551-9 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1869 Demolished
First Baptist Church 401-9 South Market Street, Canton, OH 1871 Demolished
Ryder Gallery 239 Superior Street, Cleveland, OH 1872 Demolished
Stark County Jail NW Corner of Market & Tuscarawas, Canton, OH 1872 Demolished
Millersburg M. E. Church 16 Washington, Millersburg, OH 1873 Demolished
Erie County Courthouse Sandusky, OH 1874 Standing
Heil Block Addition 1861-65 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1874 Standing
Broadway Avenue Opera House Cleveland, OH 1874-5 Demolished
Muskingum County Courthouse Zanesville, OH 1874-7 Standing
Childrens Home Farm Washington Township, Stark County, OH 1875 Unknown
Stearn Building 240-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1875 Demolished
Sycamore School Sycamore Street, Sandusky, OH 1876 Standing
Licking County Courthouse Newark, OH 1878 Standing
Athens County Courthouse Athens, OH 1880 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Biography

Henry E. Myer and Eugene Holmes.

Building Name Address Built Status
Columbiana County Courthouse Lisbon, OH 1870 Standing
Richland County Courthouse Mansfield, OH 1870-3 Demolished
Birth / Established: October 16, 1864
Death / Dissolved: August 9, 1937

Biography

Detroit-based architect who specialized in brewery construction.

Building Name Address Built Status
Bottling Works for Standard Brewing Company 5308 Train Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Birth / Established: February 26, 1884
Death / Dissolved: February 1982

Biography

Ray Moulthrop was a New York-born architect. In 1925 he was part of the Paramount Home Building System, a home construction business. He lived in Cleveland Heights.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Fred Hahn 775 East 100th Street, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Boulevard Mansions Apartment Building for Arch Thompson 11849 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 1928 Unknown
Residence Lytle Road near Norwood, Cleveland, OH 1929 Unknown
Residence 18524 Newell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
C. R. Matson Residence 1315 Inglewood Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1941 Standing

Sources

November 1940 Ohio Architect

Birth / Established: May 29, 1881
Death / Dissolved: May 15, 1973

Biography

Harold Morse was an architect-engineer who was born in Auburndale, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Science in 1903. He then graduated from the Thayer School of Civil Engineering with a C. E. in 1904. During World War I he built munitions plants. In Cleveland he was the President of the H. W. Morse Company. He built factory buildings in Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburgh, McKeever, NY; and Warren, Erving and Springfield, Massachusetts. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Masonic lodge, and the Cleveland Athletic Club. His office was in the Finance Building and he lived at 14000 Baldwin and 1871 Page in East Cleveland.

Building Name Address Built Status
Ideal Bronze Company 1265 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing

Sources

Representative Clevelanders: A Biographical Directory of Men and Women in Present Day Clveland Community; The Cleveland Town Topics, 1927; p. 262

Birth / Established: August 13, 1869
Death / Dissolved: January 27, 1930

Biography

Charles Morris was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first employee in the office of Carrere and Hastings in New York at the age of eighteen. He later went to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He came to Cleveland in 1902 as an associate of Lehman & Schmitt where he won the competition for the Court House design. He also designed the Cleveland Public Library - Broadway Branch. In 1904 he returned to New York where he went into private practice. In 1914 he went to Washington, D.C. to become the chief designer for the Treasury Department. In that position he designed post offices and federal buildings throughout the country. He returned to Cleveland in 1919 and in 1923 he formed the firm of Morris & Weinberg. He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1925. He was an early supporter of the Cleveland School of Architecture. He died of influenza at the age of sixty.

Building Name Address Built Status
22nd Regiment Engineers Armory New York, NY n.d. Unknown
Astor Theatre New York, NY n.d. Unknown
Euclid Avenue Temple Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Municipal Ferry House New York, NY n.d. Unknown
Plaza Theatre New York, NY n.d. Unknown
University Theatre New York, NY n.d. Unknown

Sources

Obituary - Plain Dealer January 28, 1930

Birth / Established: 1923
Death / Dissolved: 1930

Biography

The architectural firm was formed by Charles Morris and Joseph L. Weinberg and was established in 1923.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building 8501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
Addition to Euclid Avenue Temple 8206 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923-4 Standing
Kangesser (Hayden Investment) Building 2921 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Demolished
Temple Courts Building 3608 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Kinsman Center Building Kinsman & Warrensville Center, Shaker Heights, OH 1926 Demolished
Stores and Offices for S.L. Harvey 13201-3 Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1928 Demolished
Bellefaire Administration Building 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Alumni Hall 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Chapel 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Dormitory 1 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Dormitory 2 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Dormitory 3 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Bellefaire Dormitory 4 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Demolished
Bellefaire Head Masters Cottage 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Commercial Building 2760 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1929 Unknown
Raybestos Building Superior & East 17th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Bailey Company Building 14815 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1930 Standing

Sources

Obituary - Plain Dealer January 28, 1930
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: August 4, 1882
Death / Dissolved: August 7, 1963

Biography

Arthur F. Moratz was a native of Illinois, the son of a prominent builder, who studied architecture at the University of Illinois. He was associated with his brother P. O. Moratz. He executed many important buildings throughout Illinois. He was associated with the firm of Fountain & Moratz from 1910-1913; in 1913 it became A. F. Moratz & Company.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church 2424 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing

Sources

Bloomington, Illinois - 1103 South Main
Ohio Architect, Engineer, and Builder February 1912
The Architects- Directory for 1894 New York and Chicago: William T. Comstock

Building Name Address Built Status
Eller Motor and Company Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921

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