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Birth / Established: March 15, 1861
Death / Dissolved: November 3, 1918

Biography

William Chestney was born in Ohio of English-born parents. He was listed as a partner with Morris Gleichman, then moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He returned to Cleveland and is listed in the 1900-2 City Directories, living at 119 Arlington. He is not listed in city directories after that time.

Building Name Address Built Status
Two Story Brick Store and Dwelling for Thomas Mauriello 1033-5 East 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished

Sources

1900 U.S. Census

Birth / Established: August 1853
Death / Dissolved: November 1, 1884

Biography

Nevins P. Charlot was born in Texas and was active as a Cleveland architect from 1878 until his death. Originally he was a member of the firm of Blackburn and Charlot. After that partnership ended he was in business for himself. He lived at 1520 Clark Avenue and was elected to Cleveland City Council in 1883. He died of a heart attack at the age of 31.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building for Sylvester J. Miller 1281 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
M.J. Lawrence Residence 4414 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
A.B. Lyman Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
A.S. Guich Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
B. Harris Residence West Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
B. McCue Residence Massillon, OH 1883 Unknown
Brooklyn Street Railway buildings, offices, waiting room, stables, car barns Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
G.B. Solders Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
H.M. Brainard Residence Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
High School South side of Monroe Street, Warren, OH 1883 Demolished
J.K. Russel Residence Massillon, OH 1883 Unknown
Miller Block OH Street, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Shaw Academy Euclid Avenue East, East Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Four family residence 1431-43 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1884 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: October 27, 1870
Death / Dissolved: January 31, 1936

Biography

Ernest K. Chapman formed an architectural office with his brother Emilius Chapman. The firm that was known as Chapman and Chapman, later as the Chapman Architectural Company had offices in the Caxton Building. In the 1930 Census he was living in Akron, working for a rubber company. His death certificate lists him as a worker for the W.P.A.

Sources

1930 US Census
Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: October 27, 1870
Death / Dissolved: October 15, 1937

Biography

Emilius R. Chapman worked in the Cleveland and Canton areas. He opened an architectural practice with his brother Ernest in the Caxton Building in 1906. The firm was known as Chapman and Chapman. They were later known as the Chapman Architectural Company. In the 1930 Census he lived in Akron and worked for a rubber company.

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1910

Biography

Emilas R. Chapman, and Ernest K. Chapman started their firm in Canton in 1905. They then opened an office in the Caxton Building in 1906 and were known as the firm of Chapman and Chapman. In 1908, the city directory listed them as the Chapman Architectural Company when they were joined by William R. Chapman. The 1909 directory lists the as Chapman and Chapman. In 1910 they are listed as architects but the firm is not advertised. Both brothers left Cleveland by 1912.

Building Name Address Built Status
Bethel A.M.E Church and Parsonage 1200 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 1906 Demolished
Frank A. Sebring Residence 385 West Ohio Ave, Sebring, OH 1906 Standing
Three-Story Apartment Building for George Zinninger Canton, OH 1906 Unknown
Crawford Road Christian Church 1607 Crawford Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
IOOF Building 144 E Main Street, Alliance, OH 1907 Standing
American Case & Register Co. Factory and Office 431 West Wilson Street, Salem, OH 1908 Standing
Citadel for Salvation Army 322 Walnut Ave SE, Canton, OH 1908 Demolished
Lakewood Church of Christ 17513 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1908 Demolished
Second Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (AKA First German Baptist Church) 5713 Kinsman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
West Madison Avenue Christian Church West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect and Builder April 1906

Birth / Established: October 10, 1882
Death / Dissolved: December 26, 1954

Biography

Oliver N. Chamberlain was born in Portsmouth, Ohio and was educated in Portsmouth schools. He had ten years of practical construction work and two years of general contracting experience. He was employed in the Cleveland office of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White when he registered for the draft during World War I. He was a member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial Building for Perry McCaskey 11607-9 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence for Andrew Krause 1144 West 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Residence for C. W. Ramp 1074 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
J. W. Willson Residence 1836 West 104th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence 1099 East 97th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for O. N. Chamberlain 1922 Van Buren East Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residences for O. N. Chamerlain Fairfax off Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Banater Hall 11932-8 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Dr. S. C. Lind Residence 11511 Harborview Drive, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
C. M Mohring Residence 18801 Oxford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Unknown

Sources

Book of Clevelanders p.50
Cleveland Necrology file

Birth / Established: January 3, 1887
Death / Dissolved: February 10, 1935

Biography

Thomas Cerny was a Cleveland architect in the early 20th century. He had a strong clientele in the Polish and Czech communities. He designed several houses in the Broadway and Fleet neighborhoods. He lived at 3905 E. 55th Street.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for John Koterlik 3845 East 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Standing
Residence for August Janka 3971 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Store Addition for Joe Soukup 3374 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Residence for Adam Pokropski 11504 Dove Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for F. Orenski 6910 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Frank Kempkowski 3968 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Stanislaw Osecki 6907 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Wadislaw 6828 Indiana Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Z. Kowalewski 3915 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Standing
Anton Krusmirkowski Residence 6801 Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Garage for Hattie Wietrzikowski 6830 Ottawa Road, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Bertha Pojorski 6929 Ottawa Road, Cleveland, OH 1919 Standing
Residence for Paul Kral 4230 East 114th Street, Cleveland, OH 1919 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Alex Osinski 3873 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Addition to Albert Rozek Residence 2218 West 10th Street, Cleveland, OH 1933 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
WWI draft registration

Birth / Established: 1897
Death / Dissolved: 1903

Biography

Century Architectural Company was listed as an architectural firm in Cleveland City Directories from 1897 until 1903. The company published a catalogue of house designs. Edward Schellentrager (1870 -1955) was the President and General Manager. He earlier was the President of the Savings and Sensible Architectural Bureau.See Ernest J. Schellentrager

Building Name Address Built Status
Edmond Laughlin Residence 3248 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
C. W. Kreinberg Residence 906 E. 150th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Residence for Edward J. Schellentrager 1193 East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Herman Mierke Residence 1604 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Residence for Belden Seymour 1294 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1327 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1350 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1856 West 50th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1856 West 50th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1940 Weast 44th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1940 West 77th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1942 West 44th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 1942 West 77th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 3008 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Belden Seymour 7715 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
J. B. Cowle Residence 4101-3 Clinton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Standing
Richard Carpenter Residence 1519 Kenilworth Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Commercial - Residential Building for Schlitz Brewing Company 2451 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Residence for Edmund Hitchings 7912 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Double Residence for Dr. W. L. Rayl 1205 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Residence for A.S. Miller Bellevue, PA 1901 Unknown
Residence for D.P. Black Thomas Street, Pittsburgh, PA 1901 Unknown
Residence for Jesse Pitts Massillon, OH 1901 Unknown
Residence for Belden Seymour 1318 West 89th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 1854
Death / Dissolved: April 10, 1912

Biography

Edson A. Cass was born in Littleton, New Hampshire. He was a member of the county building commission. He entered the contracting business as a young man. His father Moses Cass was a carpenter. He became a member of the contracting firm of Cass & Stevens. He purchased large tracts of land on the East Side and laid out many streets and built many homes. He died in a cab on a visit to Washington, D.C. He lived in Parkside Dwelling at the time of his death.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Edson Cass 1837 East 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Residence for Edson Cass 1768 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Edson Cass 1772 East 89th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence for Edson Cass 6616 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Residence 1760 East 68th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residence 1865 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Louis H. Winch Residence 9907 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Widlar Block 724 Bolivar Road, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
George C. Lucas Residence 1960 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902-3 Standing
Parkside Dwelling 2040 Stearns Road, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology File: Plain Dealer Mortuary Notice April 13, 1912
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: March 15, 1870
Death / Dissolved: August 4, 1946

Biography

William J. Carter was born in Cleveland. He was a descendent of Lorenzo Carter, the first permanent Cleveland settler. He graduated from Case School of Applied Science in 1891. He was a civil engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad, west of Pittsburgh, from 1891 to 1892. He then worked for F. C. Osborn, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Brown Hoisting Company, Osborn Engineering, and Cleveland Electric Railway. He was appointed the U.S. Government Quartermaster's Department Superintendant of Construction in Portland, Maine. He returned to Cleveland and was appointed City Engineer (1901-07). He served as the President of the Cleveland Engineering Society from 1920 to 1921.

Building Name Address Built Status
Foundry Addition East 61st and Erie RR, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Lorain Avenue Savings Bank Lorain and Fulton, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Miles Park Masonic Temple 8910 Miles Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Salt Storage, packing Addison and L.S. & M.S. Railroad, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartment Building 2910 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Apartment Building 2914 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Apartment Building 2932 South Moreland, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directory
Cleveland Necrology file
The Golden Anniversary Book of the Cleveland Engineering Society, Cleveland, 1930.
William M. Pattison Supply Company Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921

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