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Birth / Established: 1917
Death / Dissolved: 1939

Biography

Dercum and Beer was in business from 1907 to 1939, ten years after the 1929 death of partner George W. Beer. The firm was known for its Craftsman style residences, built in Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, and Lakewood. It was also the architect of significant buildings in Cleveland including the Cudell Clock Tower, the Penton Office Building, and the Hotel Linn.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence fo George D. Jones 10418 Somerset, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Mr. Gender 17829 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1907 Standing
Residence for Mrs. Fenton Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for O. Krause 17841 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1907 Standing
Store and apartment for George D. Jones 1076-80 E. 105th, Cleveland, OH 1907 Standing
Crannell Morgan Residence 118 Mayfield Avenue, Akron, OH 1908 Standing
Hotel Linn 1285 West 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1908 Standing
Carl W. Gehring Residence 13475 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1910 Standing
Joseph C. Huber Residence 1432 Nortland Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1910 Standing
Residence 1533 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
J.H. Rogers 14300 South Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1912 Standing
Residence 11310 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Residence 2115 Elandon Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 1914 Standing
Residence 1524 East 115th Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Residence for John A. Zangerle West 104th and Lake, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Walter S. Pope Residence 2271 North St. James, Cleveland Heights, OH 1915 Standing
Commercial building addition 3167 Fulton, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Cudell Clock Tower 1390 West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence Edgehill and Derbyshire, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Bertha Backus 2717 Lancaster Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1917 Demolished
Globe, Machine and Stamping Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Reasner Residence 10216 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1923 Standing
Penton Press and Plate Building Cleveland, OH 1924 Demolished
Dr. Guy Lovett Residence 2877 Brighton, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Unknown
Penton Publishing 1213 West 3rd, Cleveland, OH 1925 Demolished
H.D. Messick Residence -Fontenay Road Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Residence for Guarantee Building Company 2926 Torrington, Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
A.P. Shraner Residence 18901 North Park, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church 340 North Main Street, Hudson, OH 1935 Standing
Benjamin H. Rose Residence 1106 Forest, Lakewood, OH n.d. Demolished
Country Home for Judge W.A. Babcock Gates Mills, OH n.d. Demolished
S.A.P. Schrayer Residence Ohio n.d. Demolished

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992
Cleveland Architectural Club Catalogue 1909
Cleveland City Directories
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: February 9, 1823
Death / Dissolved: April 13, 1886

Biography

B. S. DeForest was a native of New York State. He lived in Chicago for a time before relocating to Cleveland in 1872 following the Great Chicago Fire. He was active as a Cleveland architect from 1876 until his death in 1886. He was a veteran of the Civil War. He wrote "Random Sketches and Wandering Thoughts or What I saw in camp; With a historical sketch of the Second Oswego Regiment, Eighty First New York". His architectural practice occurred in the era before building permits, so we know of one building that he designed.

Building Name Address Built Status
Treverton Hotel for Colgate Hoyt, H.C. Rouse, C.P. Leland 1253 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: July 13, 1876
Death / Dissolved: September 27, 1936

Biography

Monroe Ensign Deane was an Ohio-born architect who appears in Cleveland City Directories as an architect from 1924 until his death in 1936. He worked for Harold Burdick in 1925. He is noted as a registered architect in the Ohio Architect November 1940 listing. He died at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence 3080 Laurel Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1925 Standing
Residence 2713 Belvoir Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Charles L. Anderson Residence 18020 South Woodland, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
J.B. Hanson Residence Edgecliff Drive on Lake Erie, Lakewood, OH 1929 Standing
Residence Parnell and Shelly Roads, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence 16850 Parkland, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for H.W. Brown 3365 Elsmere Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Residence 15900 South Woodland, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 17300 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 17600 Parkland Drive, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 18040 South Woodland, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 20101 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 2721 Sherbrooke Road, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing
Residence 2830 Attleboro Road, Shaker Heights, OH n.d. Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992 - West Summit Press: Ft. Myers, Beachwood, Ohio
Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file September 30, 1936
WWI draft registration

Birth / Established: May 9, 1881
Death / Dissolved: June 18, 1945

Biography

Graduate of Case College of Applied Science. Listed as Building Engineer and Architect in City directory; 1911 - 428 Garfield Building; 1909, 1910 - with the Forest City Engineering Co.; 1907,1908 - Civil Engineer; 1912, 1913 - Architect, 719 Caxton Bldg; 1905,1906 - Draftsman; 1914 - Chief Engineer; 1916 - Dept. Manager; By 1927 was in Pittsburgh, PA with the Blaw Knox Co.

Building Name Address Built Status
Annealing Room for the Hydraulic Pressed Steel Co. 3152 East 61st Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Unknown
Croxton Motor Company Automobile Factory Washington, PA 1912 Unknown

Biography

Joseph Daniels was active as a Cleveland architect in the late 19th century. He appears in Cleveland City Directories as a draftsman in 1882. Part of the firm of Smith & Daniels 1887-1888. He is listed as an architect by 1891. He was a partner of Joseph Blackburn. The 1892 city directory lists him as the successor to Blackburn & Daniels.He does not appear in the directories after 1896.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Louise Gott 6311 Quimby Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1891 Standing
Addition for William P. Southworth Residence 3334 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery 710 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Merchants Banking and Storage Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
U.S. Baking Company Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Building Name Address Built Status
Hall for St. Michael Russian Orthodox Church 10004 Union Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1950 Standing

Sources

Image Source(s): Craig Bobby

Birth / Established: January 10, 1893
Death / Dissolved: December 9, 1958

Biography

Edward A. Curtis was born in Salem, Ohio and was listed as a architect in the Cleveland City Directories from 1914 until 1924.

Building Name Address Built Status
Four family residence 668 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Four family residence 680- 2 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Four family residence 684-6 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Demolished
Commercial Building 11317  Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1916 Standing
Apartment Building 11710 Union Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial / residential building 7813 Lexington, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Dwelling East 117th Street, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Four apartment buildings 966, 963, 958, 955 Waldo, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residential Commercial Building for for W.H. Rosen, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residential Commercial Building for M. Galnick Union near E. 117th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Apartments for Edward Curtis 247 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished
Apartments for Edward Curtis 253 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 1923 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology file
Obituary - Plain Dealer 5.3.1937

Birth / Established: May 11, 1844
Death / Dissolved: October 25, 1916

Biography

Franz (Frank) Cudell was born in Aix la Chapelle, Germany. He studied architecture there and left Germany in 1866, initially settling in New York, working in the office of architect Leopold Eidlitz. He came to Cleveland in 1867 where he worked in the offices of local architects. In 1871 he opened his own office, soon forming a partnership with J. N. Richardson under the name of Cudell & Richardson. He was naturalized as an American citizen on June 22, 1871. In 1878 he invented a sewer gas trap. In 1890, because of his health, he turned his interest in the business over to Richardson. He remained active in civic affairs, presenting an alternative to the Group Plan. In 1902 he proposed building a city hall on Public Square. He filed a lawsuit against the City regarding the selection of J. Milton Dyer as the architect for Cleveland City Hall. He bequeathed his entire estate to the City, after the death of his widow in 1937, including his home that has become Cudell Recreation Center, two apartment buildings on West Boulevard, and shares of Cleveland Railway stock. The Cudell clock tower was erected as a memorial to him in 1917.

Sources

American Art Annual 1903-4, v. 4, p. 144
Book of Clevelanders 1914 Cleveland : The Burrow Brothers Company p. 67
History of Cleveland, p. 642-5
Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland and Environs p. 133
Plain Dealer "City Converts Old Cudell Home into Hobby Center" August 16, 1939
Plain Dealer "Mrs. Cudell dies, Gave park to City" May 22, 1937
Press "Death of wife of F.E. Cudell Gives City Park" May 22, 1937

Birth / Established: 1871
Death / Dissolved: 1890

Biography

Cudell and Richardson was active from 1871 to 1890. This firm designed commercial buildings and residences during the height of the Victorian era. It also designed several churches in Cleveland and surrounding communities, several of which had strong German congregations. It is best remembered for its large commercial buildings. These included the Root & McBride Building (1884), the George Worthington Company Building (1882), the Perry Payne Building (1889), the Beckmann Building (1888), and B.S. Hippler's Block.

Building Name Address Built Status
Erving W. Robertson Residence 2908 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1872 Standing
Peter Deimer Residence 6409 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1872 Standing
Odd Fellows Hall 1504-12 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1873 Standing
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 2301 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1873 Demolished
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Broad and Chapel, Monroeville, OH 1873-4 Standing
St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church 1918 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH 1874 Standing
Franklin Circle Christian Church 1688 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH 1874-83 Standing
Haltnorth Block 2585 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1875 Demolished
St. John's Roman Catholic Church Glandorf, OH 1875-8 Standing
Seymour Block for Belden Seymour 2513-25 Detroit, Cleveland, OH 1876 Standing
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church Ft. Laramie, OH 1879-81 Standing
Commercial Building for Frederick Baggett (later Metzner Block) 1901 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 1880 Standing
Hannes Tiedemann Summer Residence 12028 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1880 Demolished
Seminary Building 1750 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1880 Demolished
Germania Hall 2416 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Hannes Tiedemann Residence 4318 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1881 Standing
Ralph Worthington (later Lucretia Garfield) Residence 3848 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Severance Building 1538-62 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1881 Demolished
Block for George Johnson 707- 5 West St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Brick Block for William Body Champlain Street, Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
Brick Block for William Scofield 339 St. Clair Avenue, N. W., Cleveland, OH 1882 Demolished
George Worthington Company Building 802-32 St. Clair NW, Cleveland, OH 1882 Standing
Fred Pelton Residence 2548 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1883 Demolished
Root and McBride Building 1220 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1884 Standing
Commercial Building for Thomas Lauter 811 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1885 Demolished
Masonic Temple Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Morgan Lithograph Building 1362 - 80 East 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1886 Demolished
Bradley Building 1212-24 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
Excelsior Club 3754 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Morris A. Bradley Carriage House 1980 East 73rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1887 Standing
Morris A. Bradley Residence 7217 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1887 Demolished
Beckman Building 387-409 West Superior, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Jewish Orphan Asylum 4900 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Perry Payne Building 740 Superior NW, Cleveland, OH 1888 Standing
Residence for Samuel W. Sessions 2323 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Tenement for John Ruedy 2693 East 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
Barn for Jacob Goldsmith 2200 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Factory for Cleveland Varnish Company 3111 East 87th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
George R. Canfield Residence 2355 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
N. O. Stone Block 314-8 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1889 Demolished
Factory for James & August Barnett 1143 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 1889-90 Demolished
Addition to Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Aged Poor 2507 East 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Addition to Residence for Isaac Lamson 2701 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Standing
Powerhouse for Cleveland City Cable Railroad 4911 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Unknown
B. S. Hippler's Block 5308 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Business Block 262 Prospect, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Carriage Manufactury Woodland and Maple, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
Lamson & Sessions Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

American Art Annual 1903-4, v. 4, p.144
Book of Clevelanders 1914 Cleveland : The Burrow Brothers Company, p. 67
History of Cleveland, p. 642-5
Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland and Environs, p. 133
Plain Dealer "City Converts Old Cudell Home into Hobby Center" August 16, 1939
Plain Dealer "Mrs. Cudell dies, Gave park to City" May 22, 1937
Press "Death of wife of F.E. Cudell Gives City Park" May 22, 1937

Birth / Established: October 23, 1862
Death / Dissolved: June 25, 1933

Biography

C. Frank Cramer was a native of Racine, Wisconsin and was raised and educated there. In 1882 he was a draughtsman in the office of Joseph Blackburn and in 1886 formed a partnership with Godfrey Fugman that lasted until 1897. A booklet on the works of Cramer and Fugman was published. He left the architectural firm in 1898 for duty in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War. After the war he was appointed the superintendent of construction for the U.S. Treasury. He was responsible for federal buildings in Akron, Fort Dodge, Omaha, and Canton. He was National Commander in Chief for United Spanish War Veterans. A member of the Cleveland Grays and the Euclid Light Infantry.

Sources

Cleveland Illustrated 1893
Plain Dealer - June 26, 1933

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