Category: Architecture

UNION COMMERCE BLDG. See HUNTINGTON BLDG.

URS CONSULTANTS, formerly Dalton-Dalton-Newport, was acquired by the URS Corp. in 1984 and adopted its present (1993) name in 1987. Located locally at 23355 Mercantile Rd. in BEACHWOOD, it is a firm of architects, engineers, environmental scientists, and planners.

WADE MEMORIAL CHAPEL

WADE MEMORIAL CHAPEL in LAKE VIEW CEMETERY is one of Cleve

WALKER AND WEEKS

WALKER AND WEEKS, Cleveland's foremost architectural firm of the 1920s, was founded by FRANK R. WALKER (1877-1949) and HARRY E. WEEKS (1871-1935). Both were Massachusetts natives and arrived in Cleveland at the suggestion of John M. Carrere, a member of the Cleveland Group Plan Commission.

WALKER, FRANK RAY

WALKER, FRANK RAY (29 Sept. 1877-9 July 1949), with HARRY E. WEEKS, founded the architectural firm Walker & Weeks. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., son of Frank and Helen Theresa (Ranous) Walker, and graduated from MIT in 1900. He studied at the Atelier of Monsieur Redon in Paris and lived a year in Italy.

WATSON, WILBUR J.

WATSON, WILBUR J. (5 Apr. 1871-22 May 1939), a civil engineer, especially eminent in bridge design, was born in BEREA to David R. and Maria (Parker) Watson. Receiving his B.S.

WEDDELL HOUSE

WEDDELL HOUSE, Superior Ave. and Bank (W. 6th) St., was the best known of the early hotels built in Cleveland in the first half of the 19th century. Early settler and businessman PETER M. WEDDELL employed Geo. P. Smith to build the hotel on Superior St., replacing his successful mercantile store.

WEEKS, HARRY ELLIS

WEEKS, HARRY ELLIS (2 Oct. 1871-21 Dec. 1935), architect who, with FRANK R. WALKER, founded WALKER & WEEKS, Cleveland's foremost architectural firm during the 1920s. The son of Charles F. and Clarissa Allen Weeks, he was born in W.

WEINBERG, JOSEPH LEWIS

WEINBERG, JOSEPH LEWIS (12 Nov. 1890-14 Jan. 1977), architect who pioneered urban-renewal and slum-clearance efforts with his design of LAKEVIEW TERRACE (1934), was born in Omaha, Nebr. to Lewis and Mollie Lazar Weinberg and at 10 came to Cleveland to live at the JEWISH ORPHAN HOME after his father's death.

WEST SIDE MARKET

The WEST SIDE MARKET, Cleveland's oldest publicly owned market, began in 1840 when JOSIAH BARBER and RICHARD LORD gave OHIO CITY a tract of land at the corner of Pearl (W. 25th) and Lorain streets with the stipulation that it always be kept as a public market site.

WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING

The WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING, 1468 W. 9th St., is one of 3 tall office buildings designed by the firm of Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham built in Cleveland between 1889-93. Erected in 1891-92, its structure is transitional between that of the other two, the Society Natl. Bank Building (1889-90) and the CUYAHOGA BLDG. (1892-93, demolished 1982).

WHITLEY AND WHITLEY, INC.

The firm of WHITLEY AND WHITLEY, INC., Architects and Planners, is a minority business enterprise. Founded in 1962, the firm focuses its efforts on urban institutional design and development issues. Whitley and Whitley was organized by R. JOYCE WHITLEY and her twin brothers, William and James, graduates of Kent State Univ. in architecture.

WIGMORE COLISEUM

The WIGMORE COLISEUM was an exhibition hall of the 1910s and 1920s, a forerunner of the PUBLIC AUDITORIUM. Located at 1825-1911 East 13th St. between Euclid and Chester avenues, it was designed by Knox & Elliot and planned to be a 4-story garage. Instead, only 2 stories were built and it was used as both an exhibition hall and a public garage.

WILLIAMSON BUILDING

The WILLIAMSON BUILDING, which stood on PUBLIC SQUARE, served as the monumental gateway to EUCLID AVE. for over 80 years. This 17-story building was begun in April 1899, and was ready for occupancy on 1 April 1900. It was the tallest building in the city when constructed. It replaced an earlier, 4-story Williamson Bldg.