Charles F. Schweinfurth

Charles Frederick Schweinfurth (September 3, 1857 – November 8, 1919) was a prominent architect in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] His brother Julius Schweinfurth was also an architect and they did some projects as a partnership.

Charles Schweinfurth
Born(1857-09-03)September 3, 1857
Auburn, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1919(1919-11-08) (aged 62)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)
Mary Ella Griggs
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(m. 1879; died 1903)​

Anna Jopling
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(m. 1910)​

Background

Schweinfurth was born in Auburn, New York to Charles J. and Katharine (Ammon) Schweinfurth. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1872 and worked at architectural offices in New York City.

Cleveland career

Schweinfurth moved to Cleveland to design Sylvester T. Everett’s Euclid Avenue mansion. It would be the first of at least 15 he designed on "Millionaire's Row" by 1910.

The 23-room mansion Schweinfurth designed for Samuel Mather in Bratenahl, Ohio was built in 1890 is now the Shoreby Club.[2]

Schweinfurth was also responsible for the designs of remodels at the Old Stone Church, Calvary Presbyterian Church, and Trinity Cathedral and Parish House. He was also the architect for four "landmark" stone bridges crossing Martin Luther King Boulevard, his own residence on East 75th Street, declared a Historical Architectural Landmark in 1974 by the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.[3]

Several works by Charles and/or Julius Schweinfurth survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Projects
Sylvester T. Everett mansion on Euclid Avenue (since demolished)
Haydn Hall
Wade Park Avenue Bridge over Martin Luther King Boulevard in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park
Trinity Cathedral (Cleveland, Ohio)
  • At least 15 mansions on Euclid Avenue /Millionaire's Row)[5] including:
  • Shoreby in Bratenahl, Ohio (now the Shoreby Club)
  • Flora Stone Mather Memorial Hall (1910–13), Case Western Reserve University 11220 Bellflower Rd.[8] Flora Stone was Samuel Mather's wife.[13]
  • Old Stone Church (restoration 1884), designed reconstruction of interior after a fire, located at 91 Public Square, Heard & Porter designed the original (1853–55) [8][14][15]
  • Backus School of Law (1896) at Case Western Reserve University 2145 Adelbert Rd.[8]
  • Calvary Presbyterian Church (1887–90), 2020 East 79th St.
  • Rockefeller Park Bridges over Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (1897–1900), at Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, St. Clair Ave., Superior Ave., Wade Park Ave.[8]
  • Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel (1901–02) at Case Western Reserve University, 11200 Bellflower Rd. The neo-Gothic building includes antique oak and Georgia pine woodwork and Louis Comfort Tiffany windows.[5][8]
  • Haydn Hall (1901–02) also at Case Western Reserve University
  • Church of the Covenant (1904)[8]
  • Trinity Baptist Church, (1904) 224 South Main Street, Marion, Ohio.
  • Cuyahoga County Courthouse (1909–12), designed by Lehman and Schmitt with Charles F. Schweinfurth at 1 Lakeside Ave., NE [8]
  • "Old Main" building at Case School of Applied Science (Largely destroyed by fire)
  • Five Oaks, 210 4th St., NE., Massillon, Ohio (Schweinfurth, Charles F.), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Charles Schweinfurth House, 1915 E. 75th St., Cleveland (Schweinfurth, Charles), NRHP-listed[4][16]
  • Trinity Cathedral Euclid Ave. at E. 22nd St., Cleveland (Schweinfurth, Charles), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Union Club, 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland (Schweinfurth, Charles F.), NRHP-listed[4]

The Schweinfurth Collection today is part of the Cleveland Public Library in downtown Cleveland.[17]

Other NRHP-listed works by Charles and/or Julius include (with attribution):

Legacy

Schweinfurth is buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York.

References
  1. "Charles Schweinfurth". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  2. Shoreby Club
  3. Schweinfurth Collection Cleveland Public Library
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel Case Western Reserve University
  6. Archival photo of Mather Mansion sunken garden
  7. Cleveland State Mather Mansion restoration (includes photos) IMP Amicus
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Mather Mansion photo
  11. http://www.csuohio.edu/class/com/clevelandstater/Archives/Vol%203/Issue%2010/highlights/highlights2.html Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine November 21, 2001 Cleveland Stater Cleveland State University
  12. "Mather Mansion ghost stories". Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  13. Archival photo of Flora Stone Mather Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Designated Cleveland Landmarks Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Cleveland Planning Commission City of Cleveland
  15. National Park Service
  16. Schweinfurth House photos Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Cleveland City Planning
  17. "Schweinfurth Collection". Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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