| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Joseph Ceruti Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ceruti, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1923-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Ceruti (1912-1993) was a prominent architect and member of the Italian-American community in Cleveland. He graduated from East Technical High School in 1929, and earned a degree in architecture at Western Reserve University in 1934. After working for Warner & Swasey during World War II, he went into private practice in 1947. Some of his clients included Case Institute of Technology (later Case Western Reserve University), Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), Fenn College (later Cleveland State University), Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Board of Education (Adlai Stevenson School), Warner & Swasey, and Motch & Merryweather. He was active in the American Institute of Architects, and was a member of many organizations including the board of directors of Alta Social Settlement House and the Fine Arts Advisory Committee of the City of Cleveland. The collection consists of architectural drawings and specifications, clippings, contracts, correspondence, general office files, photographs, and slides. | | | | Call #: | MS 5391 | | | | Extent: | 186.01 linear feet (77 containers, 456 rolled architectural drawings, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Warner & Swasey. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Buildings -- Designs and plans.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | Historic American Buildings Survey, Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Linsey, Martin | | | | Dates: | 1965 | | | | Abstract: | The Historic American Buildings Survey, Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs, 1965, consist of 45 photographs taken as part of a joint program of the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Historic American Buildings Survey. The photographer for the project was Martin Linsey. The buildings depicted are the Cleveland Arcade; Elwell House, Willoughby, Ohio; the Garfield Monument, Lake View Cemetery; the Old Federal Building; Old Stone Church; Peerless Motor Car Company Building; Pomeroy House, Strongsville, Ohio; the Rockefeller Building; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. Michael's Catholic Church; Society National Bank Building; Tremaine-Gallagher-Watts House; Trinity Cathedral; Wade Park Avenue Bridge; and the Society National Bank Building. The corresponding text for these photographs is located in a book entitled The Architecture of Cleveland : twelve buildings, 1836-1912. | | | | Call #: | PG 033 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 6 | Title: | Hezekiah Eldredge Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Eldredge, Hezekiah Family | | | | Dates: | 1817-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Hezekiah Eldredge was a builder and architect in western New York and the Ohio City area of the Western Reserve of Ohio. Born in Connecticut, by 1824 he settled in Rochester, New York, and set up an architectural and building firm. His buildings in New York State included the First Presbyterian Church of Rochester; the United States Bank of Buffalo; the Holland Land Office, Batavia New York; Lockport Lot Clerk Office; and the Bank of Genessee. In 1834, he moved to Ohio City. He established an architectural and building business. Saint John's Episcopal Church, built in 1835 on W. 26th St., was one of his most notable accomplishments. Other projects were the Ohio City Exchange, the Cleveland Center Block, the Baptist Meeting House in Brooklyn, the Pearl Street House, Ohio Merchants Hotel, and the Vineyard Lane Bridge. He became chief engineer of Ohio City in 1837. His descendent, Sarah Rusk, collected documents, drawings, letters, and genealogical information on the life of Hezekiah Eldredge. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, legal records including bankruptcy papers, accounts, receipts, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, and genealogical notes. Series I consists of Hezekiah Eldredge's personal records, finances, and business records. Series II consists of Sarah Rusk's correspondence and notes of her research on Hezekiah Eldredge's family history and buildings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4652 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Eldredge, Hezekiah, 1795-1845. | Rusk, Sarah E. | Saint John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architects -- New York -- Rochester. | Architecture -- New York. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- New York -- Rochester. | Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio). | Erie Canal (N.Y.)
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