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Birth / Established: January 3, 1889
Death / Dissolved: August 6, 1977

Biography

Erwin O. Lauffer attended Lincoln High School. He was employed by the architectural firms of Searles, Hirsh & Gavin and Lehman & Schmitt before beginning his own practice in 1912. He designed many churches and homes and remodeled City Hall, the Convention Center, and the Cuyahoga County Courthouse.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for E.R. Pillars Fostoria, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Erwin Lauffer 1327 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Jacob Lauffer 1323 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
H.I. Hamilton Residence 10000 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Dr. Harry C. Barr Residence 10116 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Sidney Marks Residence 9918 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Residence 11460 Edgewater Drive, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Resek Manor Apartments 1160 Sixth Avenue - Lorain, OH 1926 Standing
Dr. Louis C Greiner Residence 20010 Frazier Drive, Rocky River, OH 1930 Standing
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 4423 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for Lohman and Prouty 13410 Lake Aveune, Lakewood, OH 1930 Standing
Semi-Bungalow Residence 21474 Cromwell Ave, Fairview Park, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for George H Freeland 21978 Avalon Drive, Rocky River, OH 1939 Demolished
Residence for George H Freeland 22025 Lake Road, Rocky River, OH 1939 Standing
Robert T. Combes Residence 21419 Kenwood Road, Rocky River, OH 1939 Standing
Chas. L Gardner Residence 20859 Morewood Parkway, Rocky River, OH 1941 Standing
West Park United Church of Christ 3909 Rocky River, Cleveland, OH 1955 Standing

Sources

PD August 7, 1977 "Erwin O. Lauffer, 88; designed area churches"

Birth / Established: February 1844
Death / Dissolved: October 5, 1901

Biography

Samuel Lane was born in England and came to the United States in 1848. He began working in Cleveland in 1864, completed studies in New York, and was admitted to the architecture practice in 1869. The 1868-9 City Directory shows that he was working as a draftsman in rooms 23 and 24 of the Case Block, also the offices of architects Heard and Blythe. He was in a partnership with Alexander Koehler from 1872 to 1873. In 1890 he moved to Seattle, Washington where he formed a partnership with fellow Clevelander Morris M. Gleichman. He returned to Cleveland in 1893. He made church and public buildings his specialty.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Patrick Church 3201 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1870 Standing
S.C. Greene Building St. Clair and Ontario, Cleveland, OH 1873 Demolished
Wapokeneta Union School Wapokeneta, OH 1874- 5 Demolished
Soldier's Monumental Building 131-3 South OH Avenue, Sidney, OH 1875-7 Standing
St. John's Catholic Church Delphos, OH 1878-80 Standing
Cleveland Protestant Asylum 5008 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1879 Demolished
Portage County Courthouse Ravenna, OH 1881 Demolished
The Retreat (Women's Christian Association) 4916 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
School Building Ravenna, OH 1882 Unknown
St. Mary's Church 1101 South Lafayette, Fort Wayne, IN 1886-7 Demolished
Lutheran Church 250 Third Street, Elyria, OH 1889 Demolished
Double Residence for Catherine Hagan 1458 - 60 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Peter W. Ward Residence 1772 East 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
James J. Smith Plumbing Co. Office and store 2164-8 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Addition to west steeple Immaculate Conception 4109 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Birth / Established: April 12, 1870
Death / Dissolved: September 23, 1951

Biography

W. W. LaChance was a Canadian-born architect. He was active in Cleveland for a short time in the mid-1890's. He was a partner with both Albert French and Vincent Gregg. He left Cleveland in 1897 and opened an office in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1916 he was working as an architect in Manitoba. He maintained a home in Milan, Ohio where his wife Sarah Stoddard was from. He would later give up the practice of architecture and became a building supplier.

Building Name Address Built Status
Albert C. Blair Residence 6706 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Alteration to residence of J. F. Boyd Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Factory Building for John W. Heiser (Forest City Steel Range Co.) 5303-9 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Stable and Coal Shed for Zettlemeyer Coal Company 2731 Harrison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Club House for the Hamilton Gulf Club Hamilton, ONT n.d. Unknown
Warehouse for the E. T. Wright Company Hamilton, ONT n.d. Unknown

Sources

Architecture and Building v. 24, no. 22, p.262
Canadian Architect and Builder, v. 14, issue 12
Peeke, Hewson - A Standard History of Erie County, v II - 1916 - Lewis Publishing - Chicago and New York

Birth / Established: August 25, 1875
Death / Dissolved: January 28, 1952

Biography

Herman Kregelius was a Cleveland-born architect of German parentage. He was employed as an architect by the Austin Company in 1917, when he lived at 10317 South Boulevard. He was in a partnership with P. E. Robinson in 1914 and later became Cleveland City Architect. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect.

Building Name Address Built Status
Sunny Acres Sanatorium Richmond Road Near Emery, Cleveland, OH 1911-3 Demolished
Commercial Building for Sunbeam Laundry 2139 Fairmount Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Baldwin Filtration Plant 11216 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
City of Cleveland Fire Department #28 (Signal Exchange Headquarters) 310 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Edgewater Park Pavilion Edgewater Park, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Central (Third District) Police Station 2001 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Fence and Gates for West Park Cemetery 3942 Ridge Road, Cleveland, OH 1926 Unknown
Shelter house for City of Cleveland 1980 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1930 Demolished

Sources

World War I Draft Registration
Image Source(s): Steve Gusky

Birth / Established: 1913
Death / Dissolved: 1915

Biography

Firm of Herman Kregelius and Philip E. Robinson

Building Name Address Built Status
Sophia Huntington Park Home for Pythian Sisters of Ohio North Huntington, Medina, OH 1914 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Memory Project

Birth / Established: 1831
Death / Dissolved: November 22, 1895

Biography

Alexander Koehler was German born and settled in Cleveland during the Civil War. He was active as an architect from 1863 until his death in 1895, forming various partnerships over the years. He was partnered with Frederick Roesling (1864-5), Joseph Blackburn (1869-1872), Samuel Lane (1872-3), and George F. Hammond. He was active during the High Victorian era, designing buildings in the Gothic and Second Empire styles. Significant structures that he designed included Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Sandusky, Immaculate Conception Church, the Central School in New Philadelphia (demolished), and the Logan County Courthouse in Bellefontaine. He lived on Commonwealth Street (now East 85th Street). He died on November 22, 1895, leaving a wife and six sons.

Building Name Address Built Status
Saints Peter and Paul Church 510 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 1866-71 Standing
E. P. Campbell House Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1868 Demolished
Hungarian Refinery Cleveland, OH 1868 Unknown
Residences Freiberg, Baden, Germany 1868 Unknown
Bucyrus School Bucyrus, OH 1868-9 Demolished
School Cuyahoga Falls, OH 1869 Demolished
T. D. Crocker's Block West 9th at Johnson Court, Cleveland, OH 1869 Demolished
Union Evangelical Church Bridge and Kentucky, Cleveland, OH 1869 Demolished
Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal Church Franklin and Duane , Cleveland, OH 1870 Demolished
Logan County Courthouse , Jail and Sheriff?s Residence Bellefontaine, OH 1870 Standing
Lutheran Church New Philadelphia, OH 1870 Demolished
Sts. Peter and Paul Rectory 520 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 1871 Standing
S. C. Greene Building 203-7 West St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1873 Demolished
First Methodist Church Euclid and East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1874 Demolished
Eighteenth Ward Police Station Cleveland, OH 1875 Demolished
Infirmary Hospital addition Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH 1876 Demolished
Central High School New Philadelphia, OH 1877-8 Demolished
Eighteenth Ward Market House (Newburgh Market) 7710 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1879 Standing
School Salem, OH 1880 Demolished
Woodland Cemetery Receiving Vault Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
Cleveland Fire Department - Hook and Ladder # 5 3069 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Standing
Wick Block Rockwell Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
John Dease Residence 1815 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence 46,47,49,51,52,53,54 Holmden Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for A. A. Caskey 3108 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for Charles Kyle 2485 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Residence for Sarah Branch 2803 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
St. Stephen's Engine & Boiler House 1930 W. 54th Street Rear, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Commercial Building for John Jennings 1929 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Standing
Residence for Sarah Branch 2767 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Boarding House for John T. Wamelink 2437 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Double Dwelling for Frank H. Kennedy 1358-62 Walnut Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
John Lannert Residence 2377 East 43rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Park Opera House Rebuilding 22 - 4 North Park Square, Erie, PA 1895 Demolished
Residence of Mr. J. C. Hochstetter New Minerva, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cuyahoga County Probate Court Record

Birth / Established: 1864
Death / Dissolved: 1865

Biography

Principals: Alexander Koehler and Frederick Roesling.

Birth / Established: 1872
Death / Dissolved: 1873

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by Alexander Koehler and Samuel Lane. It was in existence between 1872 and 1873.

Building Name Address Built Status
Immaculate Conception Church 4901 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1873 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Donald Petit

Birth / Established: August 22, 1883
Death / Dissolved: September 21, 1956

Biography

William Koehl was born in Akron, educated at parochial schools in Akron, and the University of Ottawa and St. Charles College. He received early training in architectural offices in Cleveland and Akron, working in the office of Frank Meade. He first appeared in Cleveland City Directories in 1905 when he was employed as a draftsman. In 1911 he formed a partnership with Alex Wolf that lasted about one year. That partnership was dissolved in 1913, when Koehl went to work as the Cleveland representative of Pittsburgh architect John T. Comes. He later would form various partnerships with Richard Van Rensselaer, Antonio DiNardo, and Adrian Foose. He was listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect. His office was in the Heights Rockefeller Building. Mr. Koehl is best known for his work for the Catholic diocese.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence 1478 East 106th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Church East 131st and Aulcash Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Church of the Holy Family Elementary School 13205 Chapelside, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Factory for Mrs. Duffy Lakeside and East 31st Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Home for Working Boys 8301 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for A. B. DeVille Westminister Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for H. A. Stahl Near Cedar Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for W. J. Breuer Meadowbrook Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
St. Philip Neri Church Addition and Residence 8203-15 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church 13442 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922-3 Standing
St. Jerome's Rectory 15000 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
St. Mary's Rectory 15519 Holmes Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
St. Luke's School 13889 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood, OH 1926 Standing
Brunnerdale Seminary Canton, OH 1930 Standing
A. J. Hamuer Company Cleveland, OH 1938 Standing
St. Joseph Church 427 East Broadway Street, Alliance, OH 1940-1 Standing
Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 3644 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH 1941 Standing
St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church 3450 Norwood Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1947 Standing
St. Jerome Church 15200 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1950 Standing
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 6928 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1952 Standing
St. Charles Borromeo Church 6818 Charles Avenue, Parma, OH 1955 Standing
Pastoral Residence for St. Mark Church Montrose Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Cleveland Necrology file
Ohio Architect November 1940
September 22, 1956 Cleveland Press
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: November 20, 1858
Death / Dissolved: October 12, 1915

Biography

Wilm Knox was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied architecture at the Free Church Seminary in Glasglow, special course in architecture in Glasglow, and Edinburgh. While in Edinburgh he worked for the firm of Moffett and Aitken. He came to North America in 1886, spending years in Toronto and Chicago before settling in Cleveland. While in Toronto, he formed a partnership with John H. Elliot. Knox handled engineering for the firm, including construction and equipment installation. He was also a talented water colorist and etcher and owned a collection of etchings by famous artists. A naturalist, he was considered an authority on fungi of the northern states. He painted a series of watercolors of mushrooms. His wife Agnes Childs Knox was a native of Painesville. He died in 1915 at the age of fifty-seven and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Painesville.

Sources

"Wilm Knox designed Many Big Buildings" Telegraph - Republican October 14, 1915
Book of Clevelanders p.156
Cleveland City Directories

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