Cleveland Architects Database The Cleveland Architects Database was envisioned as a comprehensive listing of Cleveland’s rich history of buildings and the architects who designed them. It provides an extensive look at the output of buildings in the careers of Cleveland’s architects to help us further recognize and evaluate their bodies of work, whether well-known or unheralded. A resource for architects, historians, planners, students, and property owners, the Database is a product of the Landmarks Commission’s mandate to conduct a continuous survey of Cleveland’s architectural heritage. The Database covers the history of Cleveland’s built environment, primarily up to the 1940s. It is our intention to expand the Database to include more buildings and architects from the latter half of the twentieth century. And though the focus of the Database is on architects from Cleveland and the work they produced, more entries will be added for architects from elsewhere who designed significant buildings here. The Database went online in June of 2008, and it continues to be updated, corrected, and refined. It is not a finished document, but rather a work in progress that will continue to grow and evolve. We welcome documented additions and corrections. Award In 2014, the Cleveland Restoration Society recognized former Landmarks Commission Secretary Robert Keiser and the Cleveland Architects Database with a Cultural Resource Award at the 2014 Celebration of Preservation. Acknowledgments Robert Keiser, who conducted research for the Commission from 1983 to 2014, and architectural historian Craig Bobby are the primary contributors to its compilation, research, and editing. Additional credit belongs to those who have contributed information over the years or whose research from other projects was incorporated into the Database. Web Design, Database Design, and Application Design Maurice Ruelens, Cleveland City Planning Commission Searching the Database The online Database is the best method for searching if you are looking for a particular architect. If you are looking for a building name, an address, or other information, the Database is searchable using the Edit/Find (Ctrl-F) function in the downloadable PDF version. Abbreviations AABN: American Architect and Builders News (1876-1909) Bp: City of Cleveland Building Permits (1888-Present) Cd: City Directories Mps: Mary-Peale Schofield Files (Western Reserve Historical Society) Inland: Inland Architect Interstate: Interstate Architect and Builder (1899-1902) Nd: No date NRHP: National Register of Historic Places OAB: Ohio Architect and Builder (1903-1909) OAEB: Ohio Architect Engineer and Builder (1910-1919) OHI: Ohio Historic Inventory Form PD: The Plain Dealer Wrhs: Western Reserve Historical Society Cleveland Landmarks Commission 601 Lakeside Avenue Room 519 Cleveland Ohio 44114 Staff Donald Petit, Secretary Karl Brunjes Downloadable PDF Updated September 2018 CLEVELAND ARCHITECTS DATABASE Herman Albrecht Birth/EstablishedMarch 26, 1885 Death/Dissolved January 9, 1961 Biography: Herman Albrecht graduated from the Ohio State University School of Architecture in 1908. His career began when he worked as a draftsman for the firm of Howell & Thomas. He formed the firm of Albrecht, Wilhelm & Kelly in 1918 with Karl Wilhelm of Massillon and John S. Kelly of Cleveland. John Kelly left the firm in 1925 and it was known as Albrecht & Wilhelm from 1925 until 1947. It was later known as Albrecht, Wilhelm, Nosek & Frazen. Herman Albrecht was a native of Massillon. The firm, which maintained offices in both Cleveland and Massillon, was responsible for 700 commissions that are found in Cleveland suburbs of Lakewood, Rocky River, Shaker Heights; and in Massillon, Canton, Alliance, Dover, New Philadelphia, Mansfield, Wooster, and Warren, Ohio. Structure Name Address City State Baldwin (Massillon) Museum Rotunda and Wi 121 Lincoln Way East Massillon OH Build Date:1937 Status: Standing Cleveland Landmarks Commission ‐ 601 Lakeside Ave. Room 519 ‐ Cleveland, OH 44114 216‐664‐2532 1 of 836 * Albrecht & Wilhelm Birth/Established1925 Death/Dissolved 1947 Biography: Cleveland Landmarks Commission ‐ 601 Lakeside Ave. Room 519 ‐ Cleveland, OH 44114 216‐664‐2532 2 of 836 * Albrecht, Wilhelm & Kelly Birth/Established1918 Death/Dissolved 1925 Biography: The firm Albrecht, Wilhelm & Kelly was formed in 1918 with Herman Albrecht of Cleveland, Karl Wilhelm of Massillon, and John S. Kelly of Cleveland. John Kelly left the firm in 1925 and it was known as Albrecht & Wilhelm from 1925 until 1933. It was later known as Albrecht, Wilhelm, Nosek & Franzen. The firm maintained offices in both Cleveland and Massillon. Structure Name Address City State Cherry Street School Cherry Street Massillon OH Build Date:1920 Status: Unknown Commercial Building for C. P. L. McLain Grocer Massillon OH Build Date:1920 Status: Unknown First Baptist Church 250 6th Street Barberton OH Build Date:1931 Status: Standing J.E. Healy residence 3360 Lansmere Road Shaker Heights OH Build Date:1920 Status: Standing John M. Graham Residence 3509 Lynnfield Road Shaker Heights OH Build Date:1920 Status: Standing Koch Building 436 East Main Street Alliance OH Build Date:nd Status: Demolished Quinn Residence CantonOH Build Date:1925 Status: Standing State Street School State Street Massillon OH Build Date:1920 Status: Unknown T. K. Harris Residence CantonOH Build Date:1926 Status: Standing Virginia A. Cameron Residence 16827 Kenyon Road Shaker Heights OH Build Date:1920 Status: Standing Wilhelm Bohnert Residence 17012 Lomond Boulevard Shaker Heights OH Build Date:1921 Status: Standing William H. Pacell Residence South Union Street Alliance OH Build Date:1919 Status: Standing Cleveland Landmarks Commission ‐ 601 Lakeside Ave. Room 519 ‐ Cleveland, OH 44114 216‐664‐2532 3 of 836 * Allen-Osborn Company Birth/Established Death/Dissolved Biography: Principals: Virgil D. Allen and Irwin S. Osborn. Structure Name Address City State Astrup Awning Company Garage 2937 West 25th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1920 Status: Standing Astrup Awning Company Warehouse 2937 West 25th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1920 Status: Standing Third Story Addition to Warehouse 2937 West 25th St Cleveland OH Build Date:1928 Status: Standing Warehouse Addition for Astrup Awning Co. 2937 West 25th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1924 Status: Standing Cleveland Landmarks Commission ‐ 601 Lakeside Ave. Room 519 ‐ Cleveland, OH 44114 216‐664‐2532 4 of 836 Meyer Altshuld Birth/EstablishedMay 1, 1878 Death/Dissolved February 17, 1960 Biography: Meyer Altschuld was Polish-born, Yiddish speaking, and came to the United States in 1904. He was active as a Cleveland architect from 1914 to 1951. He is listed as a carpenter in city directories beginning in 1909. Originally he lived in the Central neighborhood, moving to 10914 Grantwood Avenue in Glenville, and maintained an office at 750 Prospect. He designed two synagogues on the city's southeast side and was the architect of several apartment buildings in that area. He last appears in the 1951 Cleveland City Directory. He died in Baltimore, Maryland. Structure Name Address City State "Lincoln" Apartment Building 3141 East 93rd Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Aparments for J. Winer 11404 Temblett Avenue Cleveland Ohio Build Date:1924 Status: Demolished Aparments for J. Winer 11400 Temblett Avenue Cleveland Ohio Build Date:1924 Status: Demolished Apartment Building 2830 East 61st Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Unknown Apartment Building East 78th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment Building 10321 Barrett Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Standing Apartment Building 1622 East 78th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment Building 934 Lakeview Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1918 Status: Demolished Apartment Building 955‐61 Lakeview Road Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment Building East 116th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1918 Status: Unknown Apartment Building East 78th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment Building Lexington and East 78th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Cleveland Landmarks Commission ‐ 601 Lakeside Ave. Room 519 ‐ Cleveland, OH 44114 216‐664‐2532 5 of 836 Apartment Building 3364 East 116th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1918 Status: Unknown Apartment Building Union Avenue (Lot 17) Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Unknown Apartment Building 3421 East 119th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Standing Apartment Building 11806 Union Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment building for M. Lifshitz 10900 Gooding Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment building for M. Lifshitz 10900 Earle Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Demolished Apartment Building for M. Walensky Clifton Boulevard Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Unknown Apartment Building for Mrs. R Savitsky and T. 11408 Woodland Avenue Cleveland Ohio Build Date:1917 Status: Standing Apartment building for Rosen Alpiner 1844 East 90th Street Cleveland OH Build Date:1917 Status: Standing Apartment building for W. Gross 5808 Linwood Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1914 Status: Standing Apartment building for W. Gross 5812 Linwood Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1914 Status: Standing Apartment Building for W. Yelsky 15610 Pythias Avenue Cleveland OH Build Date:1923 Status: Standing Apartment for M. Walinsky Clifton Boulevard Cleveland OH