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Birth / Established: 1889
Death / Dissolved: April 23, 1960

Biography

John Sherwood Kelly was initially a member of the firm of Howell & Thomas. In 1918, along with H.J. Albrecht and Karl E. Wilhelm, he formed the firm of Albrecht, Wilhelm, & Kelly. He designed several important houses in Shaker Heights and churches throughout Cleveland, its suburbs, and Akron. He later went into practice for himself. He was a member of the firm Sticke, Kelly & Stickle from 1948-1956. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect. He lived at 5408 Euclid Avenue and his office was at 4216 Prospect Avenue. He was a member of St. Paul's Shrine and was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Building Name Address Built Status
Edward L. Shuey Residence 2678 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
E. J. Shuey Residence Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Edward Seitz Residence Brantley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence for James A. Boyce Shawnee Trail and Eldridge Rd, Aurora, OH 1929 Standing
Eugene Miles Residence 22125 Parnell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Glenn Shaw Residence 15316 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1930 Standing
P. H. Owen Residence Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for Keyes Treuhaft 2718 Landon Road, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Sterling Hubbard Residence 14410 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Walter Haas Residence 14422 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
L. M. Gunderson Residnece 13300 Stanford, Cleveland, OH 1930-1 Standing
Frank Lewman Residence 2700 Landon Avenue, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Standing
Residence for Leo Neumare 2943 South Park, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
E. H. Deconingh Residence 23799 Stanford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
H. E. Widdell Residence 19850 Marchmont, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence 17250 Parkland, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence 18523 Parkland Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1938 Standing
Sts. Philip and James Church Cleveland, OH 1950 Standing
James Lincoln Residence Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Madonna Hall Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
St. James Church Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
St. John College expansion Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
St. Margaret Mary Church Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
St. Paul Church Akron, OH n.d. Standing
St. Robert Bellarmine Church Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing
William Telling Residence Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights
Obituary - Plain Dealer 4.25.1960
Ohio Architect November 1940

Birth / Established: February 9, 1884
Death / Dissolved: July 9, 1954

Biography

Arthur Emil Keller was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories from 1907. He was a member of the firm of Jeffery & Keller in 1907 and a member of the firm of Keller & Richter in 1911. In 1916 he was employed as a draftsman by the Austin Company. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect. He lived at 2570 Overlook Road in Cleveland Heights.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment for Rosario Giallambardo 2208 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Commercial Building for Vincenso and Sabino Farinacci 12106-10  Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Residence 2714 Leighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for Francis Deming 3150 Whitethorn Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence 10100 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file July 10, 1954
Ohio Architect November 1940
World War I - Draft Registrations
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: December 26, 1865
Death / Dissolved: April 6, 1940

Biography

George Kauffman was born in Manchester, Ohio and later moved to nearby Canton. Canton City Directories list him as a carpenter and later as an architect. He moved to Cleveland in 1897. His firm, the Kaufmann Architectural Company, was best known for ornate houses that bridged the Victorian era and Revival styles that were popular in the early 20th century. Concentrations of these houses are found in the Superior Park Subdivision, along Linwood Avenue in Cleveland, and on Cohassett Avenue in Lakewood. He worked with several developers including Clark and Benton, George Graham, and Bernard Schatzinger. Kauffman's later houses lacked the distinctiveness of his earlier homes. He died in Cleveland two weeks after an automobile accident in April 1940 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton.

Building Name Address Built Status
William Baxter Residence 2097 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Residence 6619 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence 6707 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for Asa Burrows 7214 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Asa Burrows 7304 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Clark & Benton 7118 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for Clark & Benton 7206 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
W. H. Hazleton Residence 1398 East 125th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Emory Hessler Residence 11133 Hessler Road, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Stephen Gordon Residence 11319 Knowlton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Standing
Residence for Geo F. Graham East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for Geo F. Graham Orville Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for Geo. F. Graham East 115th and Orville, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for Geo. F. Graham 11421 Orville Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
15-20 dwelllings fro Schatzinger ? Dicle Company Melrose and Dellenbaugh Avenues, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Double-Residence for George Spriggs 1850-2 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Residence for Mrs. R. A. Drucker Wade Park Avenue Bolton Allot #44, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Residence for Rutan Burdick Melrose and East 79th, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Three residences for Bernard Schatzinger 1849, 1853, 1857 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Apartment Building for George Kaufmann Dunham and Euclid, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Apartment House Euclid and East Prospect, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Edwin Potter Residence 9802 South Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Ernest Opperman Residence 9816 Westchester Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Fred Goakes Residence 1145 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
George R. Murray Residence 11433 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
John C. Summerer Residence 9811 Westchester Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Residence 1148 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Residence 1158 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Residence 1189 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
E. E. Cresswell Residence 1446 Cohassett Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1904 Standing
George F. Sladden Residence 1436 Cohassett Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1904 Standing
J. N. Kirby Residence Westchester and the Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
John H. Kaufmann Residence NE Corner Woodland and 16th Street, Canton, OH 1904 Demolished
Louisa Myers Residence 1615 West Tuscarawas, Canton, OH 1904 Demolished
Residence on the west side Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
16 Suite Terrace Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartments Cullison near Doan, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
F. W. Busch Residence 11130 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Commercial Building for Adam Linn 6212-20 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
John Ray Residence Hazeldell Near St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Residence 1180 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Terrrace for Samuel Aubley 10010 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Apartment building for C.W. Schafer Euclid between E.66th and E.67th, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment building for John Ray Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment Building for Mrs. S. Aubley 10014 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for A. Gerdum Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Terrace Boulevard near Superior, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment building for W.A. Shaeffer 10012 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Carl Weidemann Residence Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
E. R. Leighton Residence Rockefeller Blvd, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Euclid Villa Euclid and E. 67th, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Residence for Albert B. Diss 18143 Clifton Road, Lakewood, OH 1908 Standing
Residence for Edwin Potter Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Terrace for Mrs. S. Aubley 10000-10 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Walter Theobold Residence Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
The Painswick Apartments 1863-7 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for George Gorham 8601-15 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Residence for L. O. Sherman Lincoln Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Residence for A. A. Chilcote Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for E. Kluever Riverside Drive, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence 9607 North Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Marquard Building 14737-41 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Eureka Park Residence Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
W. E. Potter Residence 1846 Rudwick Road NE, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Residence Solon Alltoment - Baldwin Road, Cleveland, OH 1929 Unknown
Residence W.196th and S. Sagamore Drive, Fairview Heights, OH 1929 Unknown
Residence Oxford Manor Sub Noble Rd at Roanoke, Cleveland Heights, OH 1929 Unknown
Charles Simmons Residence Cohassett Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1903 Standing
Joseph Havlin Residence 2882 Drummond Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence on Superior Park Boulevard 1148 East 98th Street, Cleveland, OH 1903 Standing
Dr. O. A. Palmer's Hospital Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
E. I. Leighton Residence 1183 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
J. P. Hogan Residence Eddy Road, Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
John Juster Residence Brookfield Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
John Kaufmann Residence 1602 Woodland Avenue, Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Louisa Meyers Residence 1615 West Tuscarawas Street, Canton, OH n.d. Demolished
N. C. Catabish Residence Lakewood, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Rosamond Apartment Building Euclid and Dunham, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Terrace for Mr. Schwartz East 112th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Canton City Directories
Cleveland City Directories
Kauffman & Wadell 1898
Kauffman Architectural Company 1902-1911
Kauffman Bostick Company 1914-1915
Kauffman Company 1922

Biography

George Kauffman (see) and John T. Waddell.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for George Burrows 3148 West 92nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for the Forest City Building & Improvement Company 2270 East 95th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for the Forest City Building & Improvement Company 2285 East 95th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for the Forest City Building & Improvement Company 8713 Blaine Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Birth / Established: August 18, 1890
Death / Dissolved: August 2, 1958

Biography

John Kalsch Jr. was born in Badenvillirs, Meurthe - et - Moselle, France and came to this country at the age of one. His father was a gardener and florist employed by Daniel Hanna. The father later moved to Ravenna and Interlaken, Massachusetts. John Kalsch grew up and received his education in Cleveland. He was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories from 1916 until 1932. He became a member of the firm of Kalsch & Hoefler in 1929. His technical education was received in architect's offices. He was living in Erie, PA by 1942.

Building Name Address Built Status
John Kalsch Jr. Residence 2637 Idlewood Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1916 Standing
Double Residence for Anna Todd Clifton & West 108th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
James Maker Residence 11228 Harborview Drive, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
S. J. James Residence 3045 Warrington Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1923 Standing
E. L. Cannon Building Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Unknown
Cosmopolitan Building Superior and East 124th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Unknown
Residence for Thomas Heil Jr. Fairview and Johnny Cake Road, Mentor, OH 1931 Unknown

Sources

Avery Elroy McKendree; A History of Cleveland; v. 3 p. 446
Cleveland City Directories
World War I draft

Birth / Established: February 21, 1890
Death / Dissolved: October 26, 1940

Biography

Rowland Johnson was born in Riverside, California to Canadian parents. He was employed by Walker and Weeks. He specialized in the design of branch banks.

Building Name Address Built Status
Washington Savings Bank 8017 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Guardian Trust Bank 11718-26 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Guardian Trust Bank 4238-48 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect November 1940

Birth / Established: April 25, 1786
Death / Dissolved: December 19, 1871

Biography

Levi Johnson was a Carpenter - Builder who was born in Herkimer County, New York. He came to Cleveland in 1806. He built the first frame building in Cleveland for an office for Judge Walworth. His early years were spent building houses in Cleveland and Newburgh. He received a contract from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners to build the first simple frame Courthouse in 1812-3. During the War of 1812 he became a ship builder. He was also the first Cuyahoga County coroner. In 1831 he contracted with the federal government to build a lighthouse on Water (now West 9th) Street. He lived in a house at the corner of Water (West 9th Street) and Lake (Lakeside Avenue) streets.

Building Name Address Built Status
First Cuyahoga County Courthouse Cleveland, OH 1813 Demolished
Lighthouse West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1831 Demolished
Winslow Residence Public Square, Cleveland, OH 1832 Demolished
Lighthouse Sandusky, OH 1836 Demolished
Lighthouse Saginaw, MI 1840 Demolished
Lighthouse Western Sister Island, OH 1842-3 Demolished
Portage River Light House Ohio 1847 Demolished
Johnson Block West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1853 Standing
Marine Block Cleveland, OH 1858 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland: Past and Present - Its Representative Men
Rolik, Drew - Cleveland's Warehouse District: An Illuminated History - part 1

Birth / Established: July 13,1876
Death / Dissolved: October 19, 1940

Biography

Harry T. Jeffery was listed as an architect in the 1907 to 1938 Cleveland City Directories. In 1907 he is listed as a member of the firm of Jeffery & Keller and in 1915 as a member of the firm of Keller & Smith.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment Building Rockefeller Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Apartment building for J. Timendorfer Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment Building for Mr. Burenlaugh Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Cleveland Gun Club House Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Commercial Building for Boardman Realty Company Euclid and East 13th, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
E. D. Kern Residence Kyle Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Lodge Building for Angelo Arata Broadway near Harvard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for C. B. Smith Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for W. H. Botten Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
IOOF Lodge Hall 1957 East 59th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Doan Market House East 105th and Euclid, Cleveland, OH 1916 Demolished
H. G. Robbins Residence 2250 Demington Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1916-7 Standing
Addition of Top Two Floors to Front and Rear for the Union Building and Improvement Company 1836 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916-8 Standing
Apartment Building for George W. Hale Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment Building for Morse Building Company Euclid and East 77th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment Hotel 1913 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment House Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building for Neale Phypers Five Points, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial Building for Perkins Building Company Euclid and East 79th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Dwelling Denison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Hotel Euclid and East 59th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
St. Clair Market House East 106th and St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building 12009 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
George Buck Residence 3386 Scarborough Road , Cleveland Heights, OH 1919-20 Standing
J. D'Ericco Residence 2625 Edgehill Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1919-20 Standing
Alcazar Hotel Surrey and Derbyshire, Cleveland Heights, OH 1923 Standing
New England Life Building 1120 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
F. G. Holtcamp Residence 3380 Norwood Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Residence 16290 South Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence 17400 South Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence 2775 South Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights
Cleveland City Directories
In Our Day: Its People, Its Place, Its Past
Necrology File

Birth / Established: November 12, 1885
Death / Dissolved: September 23, 1958

Biography

John F. Jasienski (Jasinski) was listed as an architect and draftsman in Cleveland City Directories. He was American born of Polish born parents. B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, 1907. Member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. He worked mostly in the Slavic Village and St. Clair - Superior neighborhoods of Cleveland. He may have changed his name to Jennings prior to his death in 1958.

Building Name Address Built Status
Convent for St. Stanislaus Church 6615 Forman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: August 5, 1871
Death / Dissolved: March 5, 1933

Biography

William Jansen was born in Cleveland. He began his career in the office of Cudell and Richardson. After Cudell left the firm he was associated with John N. Richardson. After Richardson's death in 1902 he went into practice for himself. He established a practice mostly known for the design of Roman Catholic churches and associated religious buildings. He lived at 1348 East 91st Street. A devout Roman Catholic, he attended mass daily at St. Thomas Aquinas Church before going to the office. He died in 1933 after a period of failing health. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial-Residential Building for Joseph Braum Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Frame and Brick Dwelling Lakeview Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Our Lady of Lourdes School 3406 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Pastoral Residence for St. Hyacinth Church Francis Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for John Trentener Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
St. Hyacinth School 2965 East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
St. John Cantius Church 2280 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
St. John Cantius School 2280 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
St. John Cantius Parish House 2270 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Dangler Stove Warehouse 5017 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
St. Vitus School 6115 Glass Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Comercial Building for Joseph Tatlak 2223 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
St. Cyril and Methodius School 1639 Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1914 Standing
Notre Dame School 1325 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Apartment Building East 71st and Aetna, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Bath and Tenement for A. Szalasko 1379 1379 East 35th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Bath House and Apartment Building St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Double Residence for Edward J. Kovanda Chadbourne Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for R. F. Korzen Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Sisters of St. Francis Hospital Broadway and McBride, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
St. Cecilia's Church School and Parish House 3276 East 152nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
St. John Nepomucene Church 3785 Independence Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Tenement Addition for Charles Selzak East 71st and Clements, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for J. P. Farrelly 6804 Lansing Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
St. Casimir Church 8223 Sowinski Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
St. Slanislaus School 6510 Baxter Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Standing
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church 2350 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
St. Benedict School 10615 Lamontier, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church 9608 Aetna Road, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
St. Aloysius Church 10932 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
St. Wendelin School and Auditorium 2235-45 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Immaculate Conception Church 225 South Sycamore, Ravenna, OH 1927 Standing
St. Thomas Aquinas School 9015 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
St. Vitus Roman Catholic Church 6019 Glass Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1932 Standing
Ss. Cyril and Methodius Parish House Lakewood, Lakewood, OH n.d. Unknown
Ss. Cyril and Methodius School Lakewood, Lakewood, OH n.d. Demolished
St. John Nepomucene Parish House Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish House Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Catholic Universe "Designed many parish edifices," March 10, 1933
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

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