Hubbell & Benes was a prominent Cleveland , Ohio architectural firm formed by Benjamin Hubbell (July 11, 1867 – February 21, 1953)[1] W. Dominick Benes (June 14, 1857 – May 15, 1935)[2] [3] Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell . Their work included commercial and residential buildings as well as telephone exchange buildings, the West Side Market and Cleveland Museum of Art . Before teaming up, they worked for Coburn and Barnum.[4] Jeptha Wade ’s personal architect and designed numerous public buildings, commercial buildings, and residences for him including the Wade Memorial Chapel .[5]
Ohio Bell Telephone Co. building as seen from the Terminal Tower observation deckCirca 1912 postcard of the West Side Market West Side Market interior Market's tower Central YMCA in ClevelandOlder wing of the Cleveland Museum of Art Hubbell retired in 1927, but the firm continued and outlived both its original partners. In 1960, it was known as Hubbell, Benes & Hoff, with Benjamin Hubbell's son Benjamin S. Hubbell (1897–1988) the senior partner. Many of the firm's drawings are collected at the Western Reserve Historical Society .
[4] Art Deco features. The firm was also known for its designs in Classical Revival architecture .[3]
A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .[6]
Works include (with attribution):
Wade Memorial Chapel was the firm's first commission. Its interior was decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany and it is listed on the National RegisterWade Memorial Chapel (1901) at 12316 Euclid Avenue in Lake View Cemetery , Cleveland, NRHP-listed[6] Citizens Building (1903), now known as the City Club Building[7] Cleveland School of Art (1905) at 1641 Magnolia Drive. Since demolishedMather College Gymnasium (1908) at 11120 Bellflower Road . Part of Flora Stone Mather College ?West Side Market (1912), 1979 West 25th Street, Cleveland, (Hubbell & Benes), NRHP-listed[6] [3] Central YMCA (1912) 2200 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, (Hubbell & Benes), NRHP-listed[6] W.S. Tyler Office Building (1913) at 3601-5 Superior Avenue[8] Original Illuminating Building (1915) at 75 Public Square, headquarters of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company until 1958 when the business relocated to a new Illuminating Building nearby at 55 Public Square in 1958.[9] Cleveland Museum of Art (1916) at 11150 East Boulevard[10] Cultural buildings around the Wade Park Oval (1916)
Cleveland Masonic Temple (1921), 3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland (Hubbell and Benes), NRHP-listed[6] Plain Dealer building (1922) that was also used by the Cleveland Public Library at Superior and East 6th. Since demolishedPearl Street Savings and Trust (1923) at 4175 Pearl and Broadview[8] Phyllis Wheatley Association building (1927), 4450 Cedar Ave., Cleveland (Hubbell & Benes), NRHP-listed[6] St. Luke's Hospital (Cleveland) (1927) at 11311 Shaker BoulevardOhio Bell Telephone Co. building (1927) at 750 Huron Road, now known as the AT&T Huron Road BuildingUniversity Circle (early plans)Shaker Heights High School and its auditorium, renovated in 2008.[8] [11] St. Thomas Episcopal Church , 214 E. Second St. Port Clinton, OH (Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell), NRHP-listed[6] One or more works in South Brooklyn Commercial District , roughly along Pearl and Broadview Rds. Cleveland, OH (Hubbell and Benes), NRHP-listed[6]
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Residence for Arthur Odell (1892) at 1715 East 82nd Street. Demolished
Residence for Arthur O'Dell (1898) at 1709 East 82nd Street. Demolished
Residence for Atthur Odell (1898) at 1725 East 82nd Street. Demolished
Cornell Alumni Hall (1899) Ithaca, New York
Residence of W.B. White (1899)
Residence for Benjamin Hubbell (1899) at 1672 East 117th Street. Demolished
Millford Plantation (Thomasville, Georgia) , Mill Pond Plantation , Arcadia Plantation (after being divided among the family)[12] J.H. Wade and family 1903, 1905, 1910 Thomasville, Georgia , (Hubbell & Benes), NRHP-listed as Millpond Plantation [6] H.E. Gresham Residence (1904)Fred C. Dorn Residence (1904)Stephen L. Peirce Residence (1904) at 17856 Lake Road in Lakewood, OhioBenes Residence (1905) at 17881 Lake AvenueHathaway Brown School (1905) at 1945 East 97th Street. DemolishedEquity Savings and Loan (1905) at 5701 Euclid. DemolishedCommercial block for Joseph Carabelli (1905) Demolished
Commercial block for J.H. Wade (1905) Demolished
Cleveland Telephone Co building (1906) at 5300 Prospect Avenue. Demolished
East End School (1906) DemolishedCleveland School of Art -Art Studio Building (1907) Demolished
Brayton Residence (1907) at 10803 Magnolia Drive. Demolished
Wade Garretson Residence (1907) at 10804 Magnolia Drive. Demolished
Cleveland Telephone Company Eddy Exchange (1907) at 12225 St. Clair AvenueResidence for J.H. Wade (1908) in Gates Mills , Ohio
C.L. F. Weiber Residence (1908) at 12574 Lake Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio. Demolished
Residence for J.H. Wade (1909) at 10831 Magnolia Drive
Albert and Caleb Gowan Residence (1909) at 11120 Magnolia Drive. Demolished
Residence of J.W. Wade (1910) in Gates Mills, Ohio
Fries & Schele Department Store (addition and renovation) (1908 and 1912) at 1948 West 25th StreetJames C. Pettee Residence (1914) at 11610 Edgewater Drive. Demolished
Cutler Office Building (1915). Demolished
Cleveland Telephone Company Fairmount Exchange (1916) at 13174 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights Hough Avenue Congregational Church (1917). Demolished
T.B. Stauffer Residence (1917)Cleveland Telephone Company St. Clair Exchange (1920) at 12221 St. Clair AvenueNational Malleable Castings building (1921) at 10600 Quincy Avenue. Demolished
G.A. Kositzsky Cottage (1923)Carmi Thompson Residence (1923)G.C. King III Residence (1925)Dr Stoner Residence (1927)
Carabelli Commercial Building Cleveland Builders Supply Stable and Warehouse Demolished
Cliffside Office Building D.L. Cockley Residence East End Baptist Church DemolishedEast End School Association building DemolishedArthur M. Gordon Business Block Joshua Gregg Residence Demolished
Gross and Riley Apartment Buildings Halcyon Flats Parmely Herrick Estate DemolishedJoseph Hummell Apartment Building (Demolished)
William H. Hunt Residence Demolished
Laurel School Demolished
J.P. Murphy Melrose Apartment National Malleable Castings building. Demolished
New England Apartment Building. Demolished
Ohio Bell Central Exchange in Massilon, Ohio
Rosedale Office Building. Demolished
F. A. Scott Residence F.G. Smith Residence Mrs. Taylor Apartment Building Taylor and Clinton Apartment Buildings J. H. Wade Farm Building in Mills, OhioJ.C. Wallace Residence Frank P. Whitton Apartment Building. Demolished
Woodland Avenue Savings and Trust DemolishedJeptha Wade Estate , Valley Ridge Farm working buildings in Hunting Valley, Ohio
75-public-square-cleveland-ohio in the Examiner
Steven Litt Hubbell & Benes auditorium renovation completed at Shaker Heights High School January 30, 2008 The Plain Dealer
