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Birth / Established: November 2, 1891
Death / Dissolved: February 12, 1985

Biography

Alexander Robinson was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from Columbia University in 1917. He practiced in Pittsburgh from 1919 until 1920 when he came to Cleveland to work in the office of Abram Garfield. In 1926 he became a partner in the firm of Garfield, Harris, Robinson and Schaefer, a forerunner of Westlake, Reed, Leskosky. He was appointed to the National Capitol Planning Commission by President Dwight Eisenhower. From 1964 to 1975 he was a member of the Joint Committee on Landmarks in Washington, D.C. and from 1962 to 1971 was a member of Cleveland's Fine Arts Advisory Committee. He was a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, serving as national secretary from 1943 to 1947. He was also president of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects from 1935 to 1937, a member of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, a trustee of the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Musical Arts Association, and the Cleveland Music School Settlement. He won the Cleveland Arts Prize in 1975 and was inducted into the Cleveland Engineering Society Hall of Fame.

Sources

Alexander Robinson III, dean of Cleveland's architects; Plain Dealer; February 13, 1985

Birth / Established: 1916
Death / Dissolved: Unknown
Birth / Established: February 1837
Death / Dissolved: May 1902

Biography

John N. Richardson was born in Perth, Scotland and immigrated to the United States, settling in Cleveland. He entered the office of J. M. Blackburn in 1868 and into partnership with Frank Cudell in 1871. That partnership lasted until 1890 when Cudell left the firm. Richardson continued to practice by himself. He designed several important industrial structures throughout the city, including the Woodland Avenue Street Railroad Powerhouse (now the Powerhouse at Nautica), the W. S. Tyler Wire Works, and the Broadway Mills Company Warehouse. His son, Edward Richardson, and William Jansen worked in his office in the later years of his career. He lived south of downtown on West 14th Street in Tremont. He died in 1902 of pneumonia after a short illness.

Building Name Address Built Status
W. S. Tyler Wire Works 1383 East 36th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Addition to Commercial Buidling for Webb - Ball 238-242 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Alteration to Roseman Apartments 1618-24 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Charles Gentsch Residence 2826 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Jefferson Block for Ann Walworth 2318-30 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Office for Schneider & Trenkamp Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Passenger Depot for the Cleveland City Cable Railway Company 1125 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Printing House for J. B. Savage 1395 East 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Samuel Sessions Residence 2281 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
School for Jewish Orphan Asylum 4900 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Addition to Scottish Rite Temple 1447-53 East 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Car Barn and Machine Shop for the Woodland & West Side Railway Company 9822 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Eben J. Carter Residence Addition 4107-9 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
George L. Dake Residence 1886 East 75th Street, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Gymnasium addition to Cleveland Athletic Club 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Woodland Avenue and West Side Railway Powerhouse 2000 Sycamore Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Addition to Powerhouse for Cleveland City Cable Railroad Company 1435 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Standing
Lithograph Building addition 4 stories brick and stone 220-6 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
William North Residence 2266 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
Broadway Mills Company 300 Central Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Commercial Residential Building for Franklin Clark 1213 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Dr. Herrick East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
The Clark Commercial-Residential Building for Dr. Franklin H. Clark 1213 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
W. S. Tyler Co. Carriage Repository Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
W. S. Tyler Company addition 1387-95 East 36th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Cleveland World Building 1302 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Cleveland Yacht Club Clubhouse Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Louis Keiper 2516-8 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Four Story Brick Factory Woodland and Maple, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Residence for Mary Gilbert and Julia Davis 5008 Gladstone Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Alteration of barn to residence 3801 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Alteration of single family house to multi - family 3805 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Chafer and Becker Building 431-7 Champlain, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Commercial - residential building for the Detroit Street Improvement Company 2606 - 14 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Commercial Building for Fred Bieber 3039 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Manufacturing Building for Chafer & Becker Unknown 1896 Demolished
School, Hall, Convent for St. Peter Church 1544 East 18th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Seymour Block alterations and repairs 2513 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1896 Standing
Abby Apartments for John Kilfoyl 6712 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Detroit Block 2520 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Ernest Mueller Residence 1456 West 101st Street, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Factory for W. S. Tyler Company Wire Works 1393 East 36th Street rear, Cleveland, OH 1897 Standing
Alteration and addition to Clubhouse to make Wyandot Apartment House for William Cleminshaw & John Kilfoyle 1103 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Alterations to Graves Building East 4th Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Apartment House NS Huron cor Short Alley, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Apartment House Jennings and Branch, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Cleveland Twist Drill 4808 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Benjamin Woods 1002 Fairfield Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
Residence for Willis J. Holden 1804 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1898 Standing
W. J. Holden Residence Amesbury near Hough, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Acme Machine Company NE Corner St. Clair & East 45th Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Addition to Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Poor 2507 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Ohio Baking Company 1506 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Ohio Baking Company addition 768 Superior Ave (1900), Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Sherwin Williams Company 100 Canal Street, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
St. Joseph's Catholic Church steeple Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Factory for W. S. Tyler Company 1403 East 36th Street rear, Cleveland, OH 1899-1900 Standing
Boiler House for Acme Machine Company 4536 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Car Barn for Cleveland City Railway Company 1769 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
Theodor Kundtz Residence 13826 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1900 Demolished
Apartment building for W. Cleminshaw 954 East Madison, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Brick foundry for E.S. Griffiths Hamilton near Kirtland, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Office and Waiting Room for Cleveland City Railway Company 10200 Hough Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Oscar Balzer Residence 1706 Holmden Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Standing
Townsend Residence Chagrin Falls, OH 1901 Demolished
Turner Worsted Company 1817 Central Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Addition to St. Alexis Hospital 5163 Broadway, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
K. D. Box Company and Label 1390-1400 East 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 1902 Standing
The Helberta 9706 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1902 Demolished
Winton Motor Carriage Company Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Alexander Winton Residence 12908 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Member AIA - 1894 Directory
Image Source(s): Donald Petit, Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 28, 1874
Death / Dissolved: December 23, 1919

Biography

Edward Richardson was the son of architect John N. Richardson of the firm of Cudell and Richardson. He was educated in Cleveland schools, the Spencerian Business College, and Case School of Applied Science. He worked with his father from 1897-9. He was general superintendent of sewer construction from 1900-1. He was then engaged in general practice of architecture and engineering. He formed several different partnerships, including Richardson and Thomas in 1903, Richardson and Watts 1905-6, and Richardson and Yost 1913-8. He was a commissioned officer in the Corps of Engineers from 1900 to 1905. He was a well-known yachtsman. He was a member of the Ellsworth Blue Lodge Masons, the Al Koran Temple, and the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Building Name Address Built Status
Masonic Temple Canton, OH 1903 Demolished
Winton Motor Factory 10406 Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Winton Motor Carriage Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished

Sources

Book of Clevelanders, p. 220
Cleveland City Directories
Progressive Men of Northern Ohio, p.

Birth / Established: 1913
Death / Dissolved: 1918

Biography

This architectural firm included Edward Richardson and Arthur Yost and was in business from 1913 to 1918. Their offices were in the Rockefeller Building.

Building Name Address Built Status
Office Building and Theatre 15511 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Heights Center Building 12429 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1916 Standing
Laundry 3940 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Mechanics Laundry Lexington and East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Clarence Huber Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for D. J. Murphy Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1906

Biography

This architectural firm included Edward Richardson and William S. Watts and was in existence in 1905 and 1906.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment Building on Olive Street Olive Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Cleveland Twist Drill East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1903
Death / Dissolved: 1903

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by architects Edward Richardson and Lewis Thomas and was in existence in 1903.

Sources

Book of Clevelanders, p. 220
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland City Directories
Progressive Men of Northern Ohio, p.

Birth / Established: June 26, 1895
Death / Dissolved: August 16, 1944

Biography

James Reese was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1917 he worked as a draftsman for the Austin Company. He was listed as an architect from 1928 until his death in 1944.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence 2989 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1923 Standing
Residence 2886 Kingsley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Residence 2917 Falmouth Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Residence 3120 Kingsley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Ashwood Apartments 2828 South Moreland Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing
Residence 20001 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Chester Burke Residence Unknown 1929 Standing
Harris Burrows Residence 2885 Carlton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Apartments 2661 North Moreland Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1936 Standing
Apartment Building 2633 North Moreland Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1937 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology File
WW I Draft Registration

Birth / Established: August 7, 1888
Death / Dissolved: May 5, 1981

Biography

J. Elmer Reeb was born in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, obtaining a certificate in 1913. Before working with Philip Small he was a designer with Rutan and Russell (1914-15), Lee and Hornbostel (1916), A. H. Good (1917-18), and Bohnard and Parson (1920-1). He joined Small and Rowley in 1922. He was a member of the firm of Small, Smith, & Reeb. He lived in Lakewood and later in Rocky River. He was married to Bertha (Endres) Reeb, who died in 1968, and was the father of one son, Jay.

Birth / Established: May 12, 1871
Death / Dissolved: October 8, 1927

Biography

Reamer was the son of Oberlin merchant Chambers Reamer and his wife, the former Frances F. Cole, who married on May 5, 1868. They moved from Ohio to Birmingham in 1886, and also had a residence in Fort Payne. Daniel returned to his home town to attend classes at Oberlin College in the early 1890s. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1892 and worked for his uncle, Daniel P. Reamer, at the A. H. Andrews & Co. furniture store. In 1900 he helped organize a "T-Square Club" in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1901 he was operating an architectural practice in Birmingham. He relocated his practice to Chattanooga, Tennessee in June 1906 and assisted his father in the development of the "Reamer Place" residential neighborhood in Oberlin in 1908. Around 1909 he began practicing in Cleveland, Ohio, with his younger brother, Robert (best known as the designer of the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park in 1904.)In 1924 Reamer returned south and resumed working in Birmingham and Chattanooga. He died in 1927.

Building Name Address Built Status
Louis Meyers Residence 16740 South Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1910 Standing
Stephen Thompson Residence 2848 Hignland Avenue, Birmingham, AL 1910 Standing
Store and Apartment Building for S. H. Kleinman Realty Company 6705-09 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1911 Standing
Apartment Building for Louis Duchon 6929 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Residence for Burke Construction Co. 2865 Brighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Fred Burke 2924 Brighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing
Thomas Wesley Graham Residence Oberlin, OH 1923 Standing
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