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Birth / Established: 1905
Death / Dissolved: 1906

Biography

Godfrey Fugman formed an architectural partnership with Harry A. Cone in June 1905.

Building Name Address Built Status
Double Frame Residence for J. Halda Scranton Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Birth / Established: May 7, 1861
Death / Dissolved: December 21, 1943

Biography

Alfred A. French began his profession in Toronto, where he built a number of churches and business blocks. He established himself in Cleveland in 1892, where he was initially joined by his brother W. French, who acted as superintendent of construction. A. & W. French was succeeded by the firm of French and Chapman.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial & Residential Bldg for Samuel Dettlebach 2933-9 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
J. E. Terry Residence 1884 East 70th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Business and Apartment Block for Milton Morton 3961 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Three Story Brick and Stone Apartment Building Superior near Payne, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for J. H. Champ 4 story 1713-21 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1896 Demolished
Apartment House for Mabel Holcomb 1303 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Machine Shop and Barn for Milton Morton 3951-3 St. Clair Avenue (rear), Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
The Elberon Apartment House for Kate Shehan 8104 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1897 Demolished
Apartment Building for James Levan 1221-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Commercial Block SS St. Clair West of Seneca, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Factory Addition Hamilton and Kirtland, Cleveland, OH 1898 Demolished
Kinsman Street M. E. Church Addition Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Mariva Apartments for W. D. Drake 6212 Scovill Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1899 Demolished
Library for the Cleveland Board of Education 1443 East 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 1900 Demolished
3 story apt for Francz Bros McKinstry Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
3 story apt for Francz Bros University Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
3 story brick factory for Bishop & Babcock 1303 East 49th Street, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Cleveland Brass and Iron Bedstead Company 1693 Merwin, Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Two Story Brick Boarding House for George Schultz Cleveland, OH 1901 Demolished
Brock Carriage Company East 40th near Payne, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building Pearl and Erin, Cleveland, OH 1903 Demolished
Pohlman Residence Oliver Street, Cleveland, OH 1903-4 Demolished
Barber Shop for J. Schwartz Superior near Philips, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Commercial Building Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
E. D. Shattuck Residence Amesbury Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Residence for Dr. F. Fagan Commonwealth, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Second Congregational Church North Olmsted, OH 1904 Demolished
Store and Apartment Building for M. M. Levison Prospect to Huron, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace Oakdale, Cleveland, OH 1904 Demolished
Terrace for T. A. Clark 11825 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 1904 Standing
Apartment Building for Louis Morris East 88th Place, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Building for Robert Duffy Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
E. D. Smith Residence Euclid Heights, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Residence for William Howells East Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Terrace for Carl Reiger Outhwaite Street, Cleveland, OH 1905 Demolished
Apartment Building for Samuel Dettelbach 5600 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment Building for Samuel Dettelbach 5606 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment House for Violet Pratt 1533 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Hotel for H. T. Loomis Huron Street, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Store and Apartment Carnegie and Morse, Cleveland, OH 1906 Demolished
Apartment Building 1547 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1907 Demolished
Apartment building for Samuel Dettelbach 1543 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1909 Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: 1891
Death / Dissolved: 1892

Biography

Brothers Alfred and Walter French were partners in an architectural firm in the early 1890's. Alfred French would go on to partner in the firms of French & La Chance, and French & Chapman and then form his own firm.

Building Name Address Built Status
Commercial-Residential Building for the Haber Brothers (Arthur, Herman, and Henry) 1934-44 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1890 Demolished
Joseph J. Adams Residence 1910 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residence for I.S. Oberbrunner 2644-6 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Residendce for Joseph J. Adams 1947 East 84th Street, Cleveland, OH 1891 Demolished
Commercial-Residential Building for Hugh King 2549 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1892 Standing
Machine Shop and Boiler Works (River Works & Boiler Company) for Thomas Teare and Matthew Thomas 1201-7 Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 1892 Demolished
Building Name Address Built Status
Cleveland Steel Range Company 2900 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Standing
Commercial-Residential Building for Ernest and George Koestel 7807-11 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1895 Demolished
Birth / Established: 1893
Death / Dissolved: 1894

Biography

This architectural firm included Alfred French and Ernest Chapman.

Building Name Address Built Status
Second Reformed Church 3801 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1893 Demolished
"The Garlock" 1602 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Dettelback Block Woodland & East 30th, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
Freedom Christian Assembly 765 East 154th Street, Cleveland, OH 1894 Standing
Whitaker Apartment House for Charles & Ann Whitaker 1025 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 1894 Demolished
E. C. Bates Residence Alliance, Alliance, OH n.d. Demolished
Henry Smyth Residence Collamer, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished
N. W. Hower Residence Burbank, Burbank, OH n.d. Demolished
Second Reformed Church and Parsonage Woodland & Putnam, Cleveland, OH n.d. Demolished

Sources

Cleveland City Directories
Cleveland, The Forest City Illustrated p.107

Birth / Established: August 10, 1881
Death / Dissolved: December 12, 1952

Biography

George Fox was a native of Berlin Heights, Ohio. He was the Chief Draftsman for the Cleveland Board of Education in 1918. He remained in that position in the 1920 census. He would later be a member of the architectural firm of Fox, Duthie & Foose, and then Fox & Duthie. In the 1940's he was a member of a firm with Henry Fox.

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992
Cleveland City Directories

Birth / Established: 1926
Death / Dissolved: 1932

Biography

Fox, Duthie, and Foose was a firm that existed in the late 1920's and early 1930's and which specialized in residential design. The principles of the firm were George Fox, James Duthie, and Adrian Foose.They designed several homes in Shaker Heights and eastern suburbs. Adrian Foose would leave the firm and it became Fox & Duthie.

Building Name Address Built Status
Dr. R.P. Howarth Residence 22126 Calverton, Shaker Heights, OH 1928 Standing
Gall Building 3238-50 East 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 1928 Demolished
Carl Nebes Residence 19614 Scottscale Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Catholic Slovak Ladies Union Lee Road and Scottsdale, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Milverton Apartment Milverton and E. 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
O. H. Koelker Residence 3260 Avalon Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Residence Indian Hills Estates, Euclid, OH 1929 Standing
Residence Upper Valley Drive Indian Hills Estate, Euclid, OH 1929 Standing
Residence for Sykes and Prior 18311 Scottsdale Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1929 Standing
Union Trust Company 618 E.185th, Cleveland, OH 1929 Demolished
Union Trust Company 3770 E.116th Street, Cleveland, OH 1929 Standing
Fred Roosa Residence 14600 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
Residence for George W. Pelton 17011 Lomond Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1930 Standing
T.P. Horsburgh Residence 23700 Stanford, Shaker Heights, OH 1931 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard - Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992
http://www.shakeronline.com/relocation/buying

Birth / Established: 1934
Death / Dissolved: 1940

Biography

This was an architectural firm that included George Fox and James Duthie. The firm took this name after Adrian Foose left the partnership.

Building Name Address Built Status
Residence for Ralph Greenhouse 2584 Manchester Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1934 Standing
Myrtle Baer Residence 3616 Traynham Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Residence for Marie and Anton Hejl 22176 Parnell Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1935 Standing
Ben Klausner Residence 3070 Laurel Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Elizabeth L. Sheehan Residence 2929 Winthop, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
F. Porter Residence 22300 McCauley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Huntington Smith Residence 15915 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
R.H. Holcomb Residence 20880 Colby Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for James Studeny 2684 Ashley Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 18540 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 19140 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for the Lerman-Hecht Company 2919 Litchfield Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1936 Standing
Residence for Lerman and Son Construction Co. 2670 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
J. Klausner residence 3103 Montgomery Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
May Lisy Residence 2707 Cranlyn Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
Ralph Greenhouse Residence 2952 Glengary Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
William C. Blackmore residence 3185 Belvoir Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 1937 Standing
Residence for James Studeny 23500 Stanford Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1938 Standing
Residence for Ralph Greenhouse 19711 South Woodland Road, Shaker Heights, OH 1938 Standing
Apartment Building for Cedarmont Company 13500 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1939 Standing
Apartment Building 13600 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 1941 Standing

Sources

Campen, Richard Distinguished Homes of Shaker Heights 1992

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

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