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Birth / Established: November 15, 1881
Death / Dissolved: August 15, 1914

Biography

Sampson J. Fountain was a native of Camden, Alabama. He received an engineering degree from the A&M College of Texas and a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois. He was appointed as the City Architect of Manila by the American government. He later entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He came to Cleveland in 1908 to work in the offices of J. Milton Dyer. In that office he worked on the interior arcade of the Sterling & Welch store. He formed a partnership with Arthur F. Moratz about 1910. In Cleveland he lived at 10521 Tacoma Avenue in Glenville.In the fall of 1912 he became the chair of architectural engineering at his Alma Mater.

Birth / Established: 1910
Death / Dissolved: 1912

Biography

This architectural firm was established by Sampson Fountain and Arthur Moratz. It was active in Cleveland from 1910 until 1912. The firm's work was featured in the February 1912 issue of the Ohio Architect and Builder. The firm was later purchased by Paul Cahill. Fountain soon left the firm and it became the A. F. Moratz & Co. beginning on January 1, 1913.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Paul's M.E. Church Milam at Mcgowan, Houston, TX 1909 Demolished
Residence of Edson L. Cannon 10937 Drexel Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
First Christian Church 406 Cleveland Ave SW, Canton, OH 1912 Demolished
First Hungarian Baptist Church 8005 Holton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Ambler Block Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Chicago, IL n.d. Unknown
Church Hennepin, IL n.d. Unknown
First Presbyterian Church Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Hospital Fort Madison, IA n.d. Unknown
Residence of Dr. E. W. Gurley 1659 Alvason Road, East Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence of Dr. H. M. Schufell Canton, OH n.d. Unknown
Residence of F. A. Emmerton 1610 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence of Miss D. A. McCall 1685 Carlyon Road, East Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Residence of W. A. Sherman Euclid, OH n.d. Unknown
St. Francis Hospital Taylorville, IL n.d. Unknown
St. John's Church Cullon, OH n.d. Unknown
St. Philomena Parish Buildings East Cleveland, OH n.d. Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Ohio Architect Engineer and Builder, Volume 21, No. 2, p. 53
Ohio Architect, Engineer, and Builder February 1912
The Architects - Directory for 1894 New York and Chicago: William T. Comstock

Birth / Established: 1907
Death / Dissolved: 1917

Biography

Cleveland based architectural and engineering firm. They designed several industrial buildings in Cleveland between 1907 and 1917. The company president was William Von Wolffradt (1869-1917). The French born Marius Rousseau (1868-1958) was a designer for the firm.

Building Name Address Built Status
Building for Lincoln Electric Kelley, Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Mechanical Rubber Company Addition Lisbon Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1907 Unknown
Remodeling of Herald Publishing Company West 7th Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Addition 3124  East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Mechanical Rubber Company Warehouses Lisbon Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished
Aluminum Casting Company Buffalo, NY 1910 Unknown
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Additions Bessemer Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1910 Demolished
Powerhouse for Aluminum Castings Buffalo, NY 1910 Unknown
Lucas Machine Tool Company East 99th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Unknown
Astrup Awning West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Farr Brick Company 3325 Independence Road, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Building for Crown Land Company 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Warehouse for Fisher Brothers Company 2323-37 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915-6 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: March 29, 1884
Death / Dissolved: March 31,1969

Biography

Adrian Foose was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was associated with the architectural firms of Crowell and Little; Fox, Duthie & Fox; and Koehl & Foose. He retired from Warner & Swasey in 1949 and moved to Los Angeles. He died in Laguna Hills, California.

Building Name Address Built Status
St. Emeric Church (Associate with H. F. Kling & Son) 1890 West 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992

Birth / Established: August 16, 1883
Death / Dissolved: June 13, 1957

Biography

F. Stillman Fish attended parochial schools in Cleveland and went to St. Ignatius College. In 1902, he went to work as a draftsman in the office of Searles and Hirsh and, three years later, went to work for Steffens and Steffens. In 1908 he went to Columbia University to pursue studies in architecture. This was followed by four years in the New York branch of the Beaux Arts Society. After completion of studies he was associated with the firms of Grosvenor Atterbury, Ernest Greene, Reed & Stem, and Woodruff Leeming. After returning to Cleveland he was associated with Charles Schneider and William Lougee. He was a member of the Beaux-Arts Society of New York and the Knights of Columbus. He lived at 2945 Corydon Road in Cleveland Heights. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 issue of Ohio Architect. He retired in 1952.

Building Name Address Built Status
Apartment House 1373 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence for Frank and Anna Fish 2945 Corydon Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1914 Standing
Residence for Minnie Kern 3085 Essex Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1916 Standing
22 Residences for H. H. Howard Cedar and Derbyshire, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for A. Pawlak 15506 Ridpath Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13047 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13051 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13057 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for John Gasbar 2950 Corydon Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for H. H. Howard 13207 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Residence fo W. E. Goodall 2637 Colchester Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1919 Standing
Residence 14416 Drexmore Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1922 Standing
St. Timothy Church 4341 East 131st Street, Garfield Heights, OH 1924 Standing
St. Ignatius Parish Church West Boulevard and Lorain, Cleveland, OH 1925-30 Standing
St. James Church 17514 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1925-35 Standing
St. Paul Church 1231 Chardon Road, Euclid, OH 1930 Standing
Churches in New York City and Boston New York City, NY n.d. Unknown

Sources

Avery, Elroy; A History of Cleveland and Its Environs Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company 1918
Building Arts No. 6m 5-6, 13
Catholic Universe Bulletin June 21, 1957
Cleveland City Directories
June 1932
Plain Dealer June 15, 1957

Birth / Established: May 8, 1880
Death / Dissolved: September 12, 1954

Biography

William Stanley Ferguson was an architect, engineer, and inventor who was born in St. Thomas, Ontario and educated in the Cleveland Public Schools. He invented two-rope ore digging buckets, and the Ferguson Reinforced Dock, used throughout the United States. In 1906, he was a Civil Engineer for the Carey Construction Co. in East Cleveland. He became the President of the W. S. Ferguson Company in 1910. From 1924 to 1929 he was the Director of Public Service for the City of Cleveland, President and General Manager of the Memphis Hy-Lands Company, the Roland Realty Company, the Roland Improvement Company, the Weona Realty Company, and Steemoil Burner Company. He was Vice President of the Dock and Terminal Engineering Company. He was on the board of directors of the National Town and Country Club. He lived at 26151 Lake Shore Boulevard in 1930. His office was in the 1900 Euclid Building. He is listed as a registered architect in the November 1940 Ohio Architect list.

Building Name Address Built Status
Industrial Building for Orient Realty 6815 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Demolished
Lennox Furnace Company Marshalltown, IA 1913 Unknown
Six Story Office Building for the Union Building and Improvement Company (Union Building) 1836 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913-4 Standing
Commercial Building for Ernest Shimmelman 15112 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
C. H. Conners Dancing Academy 6445 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Grant Motor Car Company 12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Factory for Mason Tire and Rubber 705 Lake Street, Kent, OH 1917 Demolished
Welfare Building restaurant Hydraulic and East 61st, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Additions and Alterations for Grant Motor Car Company Findlay, OH 1918 Unknown
American Fireproof Storage Euclid and East 123rd, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Commercial Building for Standard Drugs 2785 - 95 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 1918 Demolished
Henry and Catherine Hand Hospital Shenandoah, IA 1918 Unknown
Cleveland Motor Sales Company 3950 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1919-20 Standing
Cresswell Building 1220-6 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Textile Building Company 2502-54 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Commercial Building for Templar Realty 6820 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Craig Motor Company 3800 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Lakewood Fireproof Storage 14401 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1922 Standing
Commercial Building 2000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
Medical Centre Building 1001 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Commodore Apartments 10401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Jay Hotel 2515 Jay Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Ohio Buick 1900 East 24th Street, Cleveland, OH 1925 Standing
Betty Burke Building Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Liquid Carbonic Corporation 1318 West 58th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Avon Lake Theatre 33487  Lake Road, Avon Lake, OH 1949 Unknown

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file - September 11, 1954
Rook Building Souvenir Book of Cleveland 1921
Who's Who in Ohio 1930, p. 48

Birth / Established: 1907
Death / Dissolved: 1907

Biography

This architectural firm was formed by Harry Ferguson and James Cameron. It was only listed in the 1907 Cleveland City Directory.

Building Name Address Built Status
Terrace Wade Park near Addison, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland Necrology file - October 30, 1963
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland - The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102

Birth / Established: March 31, 1850
Death / Dissolved: February 25, 1915

Biography

1892 CCD - Civil Engineer and Architect, room 68, 155 St. Clair1894 CCD - Architect, 155 St. ClairIn Cleveland ca. 1889-1896; Moved to Pittsburgh

Building Name Address Built Status
Factory Buildings for Walker Manufacturing Company 1200 and 1230 West 58th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Partially Demolished
Factory Buildings for Van Wagoner & Williams 5151 & 5217 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Factory for Van Wagoner & Williams 5123 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Foundry for Van Wagoner & Williams 5127 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 28, 1876
Death / Dissolved: April 6, 1954

Biography

Daniel Farnam was educated at Buchtel College, and the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. From 1901 until 1910 he was a draftsman at various Cleveland architectural offices. He worked as a draftsman and Supervising Engineer for Hubbell & Benes from 1910 unitl 1920. While with Hubbell and Benes he was the supervising engineer and contract manager for the Masonic Temple from 1920 until 1922. He worked as the construction engineer for Union Trust from 1922 until 1924. In 1924 he opened an office. In 1929 he was associated with architect Ralph E. Lawrence and occupied offices at 977 The Arcade.

Building Name Address Built Status
Masonic Building 3800-08 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1926 Standing
Archwood Avenue Congregational Church 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1928 Standing

Sources

Steps: A Manual for Pastors and Building Committees, Daniel Farnam, AIA, Cleveland, OH, 1929.

Biography

See also Daniel Farnam entry.

Building Name Address Built Status
Archwood Congregational Church 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
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