HUBBELL, BENJAMIN S. (11 July 1867-21 Feb. 1953), architect active in Cleveland (1895-1930), who played a major role developing UNIVERSITY CIRCLE and who, with W.
Category: Architecture
The HUNTINGTON BUILDING, when it was built in the early 1920s, was the 2nd-largest office building in the world. Originally known as the Union Trust Bldg., it later became the Union Commerce Bldg. Designed by the Chicago firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, the Huntington Bldg. was erected between 1923-24 at a cost of $17 million. The Union Trust Co. owned the building until 1933, when the bank became insolvent.
IRELAND, JOSEPH (17 June 1843-UNKNOWN), New York architect who practiced in Cleveland between 1865-85 before returning to New York, was trained in the design of institutional buildings and was also a specialist in fireproof construction, a goal that engaged many architects in the post-CIVIL WAR period.
The JACOB GOLDSMITH HOUSE, which formerly stood at 2200 E. 40th St., was built on a scale comparable to that of the mansions that once lined EUCLID AVE. The building has been attributed to CUDELL & RICHARDSON, architects.
JOHANNESEN, ERIC (27 Oct. 1926-20 July 1990) was an art teacher, historic preservationist, and author of 5 books on architectural history. Born to Rolf T.H. and Jennie Grace (Dixon) Johannesen in Louisville, KY, Johannesen, at the age of 3, moved with his family to Detroit. Following service in the U.S.
The JOHN DEVEREUX MANSION, located at 3226 EUCLID AVE., is a three-story Second-empire style mansion built in 1873 by architect
JOHNSON, LEVI (25 Apr. 1786-19 Dec. 1871), who arrived in Cleveland in 1809 from Herkimer County, N.Y., built ships and constructed homes for the early settlers. He built Cuyahoga County's first courthouse and jail on the northwest corner of PUBLIC SQUARE (1812), an inn (Johnson House) in 1852, and Cleveland's first lighthouse (1830).
KATEWOOD is a three-story 8,600 square-foot 27-room Shingle-style Victorian summer cottage located at 9511 Lake Shore Blvd. in BRATENAHL.
KEY CENTER (formerly Society Center), is a complex on the northeast edge of PUBLIC SQUARE, which includes Cleveland's tallest building, Key Tower, a 424-room Marriott Hotel, the restored SOCIETY CORP. BLDG. (1890, Burnham and Root), and a multi-level underground parking garage.
KRUMHOLZ, NORMAN (June 17, 1927-December 21, 2019) was Cleveland’s City Planning Director from 1969-1979 and a professor of urban affairs at CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY from 1979 until his death in 2019.
LAKEVIEW TERRACE, internationally known as a landmark in PUBLIC HOUSING, was one of three Cleveland housing projects that were the first to be authorized by the federal government. Together with Cedar-Central and Outhwaite, it was begun in 1935 and completed in 1937. Lakeview Terrace was especially notable because of its successful adaption to a difficult site.
LEHMAN, ISRAEL J. (29 Oct. 1859-2 Apr. 1914), architect, was a senior partner in the firm of LEHMAN & SCHMITT, which designed many religious, public and commercial buildings in Cleveland. Lehman was born in St. Joseph, MO, the second child of Joseph (d. 1883) and Hannah Schwarz Lehman (d. 1869).
MACK, CLARENCE (29 Apr. 1888-6 Jan. 1982) was an architect, master builder, designer, and developer best known for his work done 1925-1932, which included designing suburban Georgian Revival-style houses in LAKEWOOD and SHAKER HTS.
The MALL and the 7 public buildings surrounding it were constructed following the Group Plan of 1903, which probably constitutes the earliest and most complete civic-center plan for a major city outside of Washington, DC.
MCCORNACK, WALTER ROY (2 Mar. 1877-6 Nov. 1961) was an architect best known for his work with schools and public housing. His work in these two areas is credited with changing the face of Cleveland.
MEADE, FRANK B. (6 January 1867-March 1947), was a prominent architect active in Cleveland from 1895 until the 1930s who designed more than 800 homes in historical revival styles, many of them in partnership with JAMES M. HAMILTON. Meade was born to Alfred N. and Mattie Morse Meads in Norwalk, Ohio.
The MORELAND COURTS are a range of luxury apartment buildings without peer in the city. Occupying an entire block 1,500 ft. long on Shaker Blvd., they were conceived as part of the plan that eventually became SHAKER SQUARE. Construction was begun in 1922 by JOSIAH KIRBY of the Cleveland Discount Co.
The MORRIS A. BRADLEY CARRIAGE HOUSE, located at 1980 East 73rd St. is a distinctive three-story 4,800 square foot, 1887 Tudor Revival structure designed by architects CUDELL & RICHARDSON.
MORRIS, CHARLES (13 Aug. 1869-27 Jan. 1930), a classical architect active in Cleveland from 1902-05 and 1923-30, was the son of Charles E. Morris. Born, educated, and trained in New York, Morris studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris 2 years. Returning to New York, he became associated with Richard Walker, whose firm designed a number of Carnegie Library buildings.
MOYENAGE is a private residence located at 12725 Lake Shore Blvd. in the Village of BRATENAHL. The imposing three-story Elizabethan Tudor brick house was built on a 3.5 acre site overlooking Lake Erie accompanied by a two-bedroom gatehouse.
MUSICARNIVAL opened on 25 June 1954 as one of the first summer tent theaters in the United States. It featured musicals, operas, operettas, and jazz and rock concerts on its circular stage before closing in August 1975.
National Register buildings and districts in Cleveland:
Adelbert Hall, Case Western Reserve Univ. campus
Allen Memorial Library, 11000 Euclid Ave.
Archwood Ave. Historic Dist., Archwood Ave.
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Archwood Congregational Church, 2800 Archwood Ave.
Beehive School, 4345 Lee Rd.
PAYER, ERNST (1904-April 1981) was a prominent Cleveland modernist architect. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1927 before going to study with Josef Hoffmann and Walter Gropius to receive his master’s degree in Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design in 1938. Payer worked in New York until the end of World War II as an architect.
The PERRY-PAYNE BUILDING at 740 Superior Ave. W. was built in 1888-89 by HENRY B. PAYNE, prominent lawyer and railroad executive, who named it for himself and his wife, daughter of Nathan Perry, Jr. The building was occupied primarily by shipping and iron-ore company offices.
PORTER, SIMEON C. (23 April 1807-6 May 1871), architect active in Cleveland between 1848-71, was born in Waterbury, Conn. to Lemuel and Margatana Welton Porter. His father was a woodworker and joiner. The family moved to Tallmadge, Ohio, in 1818, and later to Hudson. Porter erected several buildings of Western Reserve College (now Western Reserve Academy) and many Hudson houses before moving to Cleveland in 1848.