Harks

Architect/Firm: Henry Harks
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Name: Henry J Harks

Birth/Established: January 6, 1865 Death/Dissolved: November 14, 1913

Biography:

Henry J. Harks attended St. Peter's School and graduated from St. John's College. He studied architecture with B. Hoerstmann and was later a designer for the Woods-Jenks Company. He then studied with architect Samuel W. Lane. His home at 1254 East 84th Street is still standing. He was appointed building inspector by Cleveland Mayor Farley in 1899. In 1903 Mayor Tom Johnson appointed him to the three-member building code commission. He was the architect of several buildings for the Roman Catholic Diocese in Cleveland, including St. Patrick Church (West Park), St. Stephen School, St. Thomas Aquinas Church and School, and St. Vincent Hospital. He lived in Chicago for a short period of time and while there designed the Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also had several commissions in Toledo, Ohio that may have resulted from his brothers, who were priests at St. Michael Church and St. Louis Church there. He was also widely known as a musician and organist in Catholic churches. He was a resident of the Belgrave Apartments, 8615 Wade Park Avenue, at the time of his death. He died at St. Alexis Hospital after an illness of several months. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

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Building Name	Date	Address	Status
Commercial-Residential Bu...	1894	8901 Buckeye Road Cleveland	Demolished
James Sheehan Residence	1894	5140 Superior Avenue Cleveland	Standing
John T. Wamelink Residenc...	1894	2749 Woodhill Road Cleveland	Demolished
Commercial-Residential Bu...	1895	7700 Kinsman Road Cleveland	Demolished
Frame church in	1895	Elwood City	Demolished
Frank Buettner Residence	1895	5141 Broadway Cleveland	Demolished
John Dietrich Residence	1895	7501 Quincy Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for Frank Buttn...	1895	Willson Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for Frank Dillh...	1895	5311 McBride Street Cleveland	Demolished
St. Patrick of West Park ...	1895-6	4435 Rocky River Drive Cleveland	Standing
Anna Fugman Residence	1896	2362 East 85th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Brick Church at 50 x 90	1896	Lorain	Demolished
Factory building on Michi...	1896	Cleveland	Demolished
Factory for City Machiner...	1896	430-6 West Prospect Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Henry J. Harks Residence	1896	1254 East 84th Street Cleveland	Standing
John P. Beckerle Residenc...	1896	7409 Carnegie Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Joseph Ranft Residence	1896	5714 Scovill Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
St. Alexis Hospital	1896	5163 Broadway Cleveland	Demolished
St. Vincent's Hospital	1896	Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for Anton Poelk...	1897	1182 East 84th Street Cleveland	Standing
Residence for Anton Poelk...	1897	1220 East 84th Street Cleveland	Standing
St. Alexis Hospiral Bolie...	1897	Broadway Cleveland	Demolished
St. Stephen School	1897	1911-9 West 57th Street Cleveland	Standing
Commercial-Residential Bu...	1898	7011 Superior Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Double Residence for Mich...	1898	1736 - 40 East 36th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for Michael Kel...	1898	1736-40 East 70th Street Cleveland	Demolished
St. Thomas Aquinas Church...	1898	9101 Superior Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Commercial-Residential Bu...	1899	8704-8 Superior Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Residence	1899	Churchill cor Parkwood Cleveland	Demolished
St. Anne's School	1899-1900	2145 Forest Street Toledo	Standing
St. Anthony School	1899-1900	617 Junction Avenue Toledo	Standing
St. Michael School	1899-1900	2624 Chase Street Toledo	Standing
Cleveland Fire Department	1900	613-5 Hill Street Cleveland	Demolished
Cleveland Fire Department...	1900	1314 East 105th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Notre Dame Convent	1902-4	Monroe and Central Toledo	Demolished
Bakery for William Strodt...	1903	Lexington near Russell Cleveland	Demolished
St. Thomas Aquinas Church	1903	9115 Superior Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Basilica of St. Adalbert	1907-13	654 Davis Avenue NW Grand Rapids	Standing

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Cleveland City Directories

Cleveland Necrology file November 16, 1913

Obituary - Catholic Universe Bulletin

Plain Dealer, "Important Work Before the Commission," March 29, 1903

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