Category: Architecture

ENGINEERS BUILDING

The ENGINEERS BUILDING (formally the BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS Bldg.) was the first major office building in the U.S. to be built and owned by a labor union. It was declared a Cleveland landmark in March 1977.

ERIEVIEW

ERIEVIEW was an urban plan adopted by the City of Cleveland in 1960. Designed to eliminate much of the existing blight in the aging district northeast of the downtown, and to take advantage of federal urban-renewal funds, the project extended roughly from E. 6th to E. 17th Sts. and from Chester Ave. to the lakefront. The area west of 14th St.

FRANCIS DRURY MANSION

The FRANCIS DRURY MANSION, located at 8615 EUCLID AVE., is an English Renaissance Tudor Revival-style mansion built in 1912 for Industrialist

FRARY, IHNA THAYER

FRARY, IHNA THAYER (13 April 1873-18 March 1965) was a prominent designer, author, photographer, teacher, and architectural historian. He was born in Cleveland to George S. and Carrie Thayer Frary and studied at the Cleveland School of Art (see CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART).

GAEDE, ROBERT C.

GAEDE, ROBERT C. (6 Nov. 1920 - 16 Apr. 2008) was born in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, and became one of the most well-known and well-respected architect and historic preservationist in the city.

GARFIELD MONUMENT

The GARFIELD MONUMENT, located on a sloping hill near Mayfield Rd. in LAKE VIEW CEMETERY, was built as a tomb and memorial to Pres. JAMES A. GARFIELD. Construction of the monument began in 1885 with funds raised by the Garfield Natl. Monument Assn. headed by JEPTHA H. WADE.

GARFIELD, ABRAM

GARFIELD, ABRAM (21 Nov. 1872-16 Oct. 1958), son of Lucretia Rudolph and president JAS. A. GARFIELD, was born in Washington, D.C., moving to Cleveland after his father's death in 1881. He received a B.A. from Williams College (1893) and a B.S. from MIT (1896), beginning his architectural practice in 1897.

GATES, HOLSEY (HALSEY)

GATES, HOLSEY (HALSEY) (1799-2 Nov. 1865) was an early settler of the WESTERN RESERVE and the namesake for the village of GATES MILLS in Mayfield Twp. Born in East Haddam, CT, to Nathaniel and Hannah Gates, the family moved to Delhi, NY in 1815 following Nathaniel's death.

GEORGE B. POST AND SONS

GEORGE B. POST AND SONS was a New York-based architectural firm that designed several notable Cleveland buildings. The company was founded by George B. Post (1837-1913); his sons, J. Otis and William Stone, were taken into the firm in 1904. Post is credited with developing the modern hotel design, as well as being a noted architect of urban business and commercial structures, primarily in New York City.

GEORGE HOWE MANSION

The GEORGE HOWE MANSION, located 2258 EUCLID AVE., was built from 1892 to 1894 for businessman George William Howe and his wife Catherine Leman. The couple purchased the property of T. J.

GEORGE IRA VAIL RESIDENCE

The GEORGE IRA VAIL RESIDENCE, located at 2197 Harcourt Dr.

GOLDSMITH, JONATHAN

GOLDSMITH, JONATHAN (1783-1847), a master builder active in Lake County and Cleveland between 1819-43, was born in Milford, Conn., the son of Jonathan Gillett and Anna (Beers) Goldsmith. After a brief apprenticeship as a shoemaker, he apprenticed himself to a carpenter-joiner at age 17 . He worked in Hebron, Conn., and Berkshire County, Mass., before moving to Ohio in 1811.

GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION

GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION (1936-37) Planned to coincide with the centennial of Cleveland's incorporation and help draw the city out of the Great Depression, by the time the Great Lakes Exposition had drawn to a close in 1937, the Expo had attracted 7 million visitors to the downtown area. The Expo had all the feel of a real World’s Fair, without the official title. 

GWINN

GWINN is a private lakeside residence located at 12407 Lake Shore Blvd. in BRATENAHL.

HAMILTON, JAMES MONTGOMERY

HAMILTON, JAMES MONTGOMERY (26 June 1876-12 Jan. 1941), prominent architect active in Cleveland from 1905 until the 1930s and, in partnership with FRANK B. MEADE, responsible for designing several hundred homes in historical revival styles, was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., son of Allen and Cecilia (Frank) Hamilton.

HAMMOND, GEORGE FRANCIS

HAMMOND, GEORGE FRANCIS (26 Nov. 1855-26 Apr. 1938), an important classical architect active in Cleveland from 1886-1926, was born in Roxbury, Mass., the son of George and Cornelia Johnson Hammond. He attended the Massachusetts Normal Art School, and studied with Wm. R. Ware, founder of the first American curriculum based on the Beaux-Arts system of architectural training, at MIT.

HANSON-ROBBINS HOUSE

The HANSON-ROBBINS HOUSE located at 21001 Edgecliff Drive in EUCLID was built between 1928 to 1929. The brick, stone, and stucco four-story 4,456 square foot residence was designed by renowned architect Monroe Deane. Constructed by H.W. Brown & Son Co.

HARCOURT MANOR

​HARCOURT MANOR, located at 2178 Harcourt Drive in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS in the

HARRIS, ALFRED WILSON

HARRIS, ALFRED WILSON (18 Aug. 1884-19 Mar. 1932), architect active in Cleveland from 1917-32, was born in Tremont, Ill., to William H. and Francis F. (Fenner) Harris. He attended the University of Illinois, then lived in Peoria several years, serving in the Air Force during WORLD WAR I.

HAYS, J. BYERS

HAYS, J. BYERS (11 Feb. 1891-26 Aug. 1968), architect active in Cleveland from 1920-63, was born in Sewickley, Pa., son of Alden Farrell and Augusta (Ulrich) Hays. He graduated in architecture from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1914.

HEARD, CHARLES WALLACE

HEARD, CHARLES WALLACE (1806-29 Aug. 1876), architect, was born in Onondaga, N.Y., the son of Enoch and Clarissa (Hopkins) Hurd. His family moved to Painesville, Ohio, 3 years later. In 1822 he was apprenticed to JONATHAN GOLDSMITH, marrying his daughter in 1830 and becoming Goldsmith's partner until 1847, working primarily in Cleveland beginning 1833. The Chas. M.

HEARD, LUCAS ALLEN

HEARD, LUCAS ALLEN (22 Aug. 1846-29 April 1903), architect, worked in Cleveland between 1870-81. He designed such local buildings as Ursuline Academy at Villa Angela (1878) and the Willson Avenue Baptist Church (1879, later St. Paul's AME Zion Church). Born in Cleveland, Heard was the son of Caroline James Goldsmith and CHARLES W.

HERMAN GIBANS FODOR, INC.

HERMAN GIBANS FODOR, INC., an architectural firm, can be traced back to when JOSEPH WEINBERG began practicing in Cleveland in 1919. In 1934 Weinberg, along with the firm of (William H.) Conrad and (Wallace) Teare (which existed from about 1934-37), designed LAKEVIEW TERRACE.

HOPE MEMORIAL BRIDGE

 

HOPKINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM

HOPKINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM (13 Apr. 1865-13 May 1950) was an architect, designer and builder of numerous clubs, churches and schools in Cleveland and its suburbs.

Born in Cleveland to Alanson and Harriet (Farland) Hopkinson, Charles attended public school in Cleveland and graduated from Cornell University (1887) with a B.S. in architecture.