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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

Biography

William J. Carter, Frederick D. Richards, and Frank Morrison Griffith.

Building Name Address Built Status
Auto Sales Room for Carris-Franklin Sales 3622 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Standing
Glenville Masonic Temple 10609 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1922 Demolished

Sources

Image Source(s): Edward P. Almquist

Birth / Established: June 13, 1818
Death / Dissolved: January 18, 1904

Biography

Cleveland architect 1879-94. In the 1881-82 Cleveland City Directory, he has an office at 367 Euclid Avenue, Room 8 and resides at 33 Wallingford Court.

Building Name Address Built Status
Peter Deimer Residence 2352 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 1888 Demolished
John Whelan Residence 2173 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories.

Birth / Established: January 30, 1881
Death / Dissolved: October 26, 1963

Biography

James L. Cameron was born in Augusta, Carroll County, Ohio. He graduated from Malvern High School and Ohio State University. He came to Cleveland in 1905 and entered into architectural practice. In 1907 he had a partnership with William S. Ferguson that lasted one year. He was employed as an instructor for the Case School of Science in 1918. He was one of the organizers of the Murray Hill Building Company and was the director of the Buckeye Building Company. He specialized in the design of apartment buildings. He lived at 10326 Ashbury Avenue from the 1920's until his death in 1963. His office was in the Schofield Building. He was on the 1940 list of registered architects.

Building Name Address Built Status
Lakewood Hospital Detroit and Belle, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Residence for G. C. Hanen Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Terrace Wade Park near Ansel, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Double residence for Miss Midnight Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Six-suite apartment building Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, OH 1908 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for the Union Avenue Building Co. (Cermak Building) 3501-7 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Residence for Joseph Laronge 10714 Drexel Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1909 Standing
Lemko Hall 2335 West 11th Street, Cleveland, OH 1910 Standing
Apartment Building for B. Van Meter 592 East 110th Street, Cleveland, OH 1911 Demolished
Residence for Mrs. May Smith 10115 North Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1911 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Z. Dziedzicki 3388 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1912 Standing
Commercial/residential building 7003-5 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1912 Demolished
Commercial building for Solomon Seifer 10038 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Union Congregational Church 3158 East 94th Street, Cleveland, OH 1913 Standing
Apartment for Charles Boyer 1576 East 71st Street, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Apartment for Salvatore Cardinale 2406 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1914 Standing
Fred P. Miller Residence 2653 East 130th Street, Cleveland, OH 1915 Standing
Motion picture theatre for John Profant 11507 Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Residence for S. Tentmiler 244 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1915 Demolished
Apartment Building East Blvd and Mt Overlook, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Bowling Alley addition for Wm Harter 6808 Woodland Ave, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Comercial Building for A. P. Herr West 25th and Richards Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for M. Wiedler 12530-2 Buckeye Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Commercial/ residential building W.25th and Riverside, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Commercial/residential Building 12901 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Polish National Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2310 West 14th, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Remodeled A.S. Gilman Printing plant St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence for Michael Lukak 10014 Hilgert Drive, Cleveland, OH 1917 Demolished
Residence 2684 Leighton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for Francisco Mandello Alma and E. 124th Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Harley E. Abbey Residence 17903 Rosecliff Road, Cleveland, OH 1920 Standing
Residence for Gaetano Alpino 11914 Robertson Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Two Family residence for Gaetano Alpino 4257 East 119th Street, Cleveland, OH 1921 Demolished
Residential Building 11623  Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Associated Savings and Loan 3496 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Kola Building 633 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland City Directories 1905 - 1939
Cleveland Necrology - October 30, 1963
Cleveland Necrology - October 30, 1963
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland - The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102
Orth, Samuel; A History of Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago - Cleveland -The S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1910, p. 102
Image Source(s): Craig Bobby, City Beautiful Group, Dan Musson, Carol Poh

Birth / Established: May 1, 1891
Death / Dissolved: August 9, 1971

Biography

Walter G. Caldwell was a Michigan-born architect who was active in Cleveland from 1917 until his death. He lived at 1347 Hall Avenue in Lakewood and had an office in the Engineers Building. He designed numerous schools and municipal buildings throughout Cleveland suburbs and Northeast Ohio.

Building Name Address Built Status
Dance Hall for the Aeroplane Amusement Company Rocky River, OH 1917 Unknown
Double residence for E. B. Caldwell Elmwood Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Grace Congregational Church 6501 Colgate Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Hotel Berea, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence 285 Hall Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Clemenet Wiemeis Rockport and Lydian, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Henry Hird 3676 West Park Road, Cleveland, OH 1917 Standing
Residence for R.H. Smith Kent, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for S.T. Soros Bosworth Heights Allotment, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence for Wel - Bilt Homes Elmwood Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1917 Unknown
Two family house Bosworth Heights Allotment, Cleveland, OH 1917 Unknown
Residence 15043 Hilliard Road, Lakewood, OH 1918 Demolished
Residence fir Wel - Bilt Homes Helmwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1918 Unknown
Residence for George A. Jones Lake Avenue and Maple Cliff, Lakewood, OH 1918 Standing
Residence for George A. Jones Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1918 Unkown
Woodhill Building Company 3030 East 93rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1918 Demolished
Custodian Loan Company 15619 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 1924 Standing
Residence for W. K. Tinker 3017 Carlton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1924 Standing
Chesterland School Chilicothe Road north of Mayfield, Chesterland, OH 1925 Unknown
East View Church Shaker Heights, OH 1927 Standing
Pearl Road Methodist Church 4198 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 1927 Standing
Residence for Jerome Pasch 1405 Yellowstone Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Brooklyn Heights Town Hall Schaaf Road and Tuxedo, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Riverside Pythian Temple 2411 Forestdale Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Stafford School Addition 19800  Stafford Road, Maple Heights, OH 1949 Standing
Rocky River Municipal Center 21012 Hilliard Road, Rocky River, OH 1951 Standing
Whipple Heights Elementary School Woodlawn and 12th NW, Canton, OH 1952-3 Standing

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland Necrology - August 11, 1971 Plain Dealer

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