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Architect/Firm: Joseph Blackburn
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Name: Joseph M Blackburn

Birth/Established: November 25, 1823 Death/Dissolved: February 25, 1891

Biography:

Joseph M. Blackburn was born in Cudworth, Yorkshire, England. In England he served a seven year apprenticeship to William and Thomas Topam at Ackworth, Yorkshire. Blackburn worked as an architect at Ackworth for an additional four years. He came to the United States and to Cleveland in 1850. As an architect from 1850 to 1891, he worked in Cleveland throughout the Victorian era designing buildings in the Second Empire, Gothic and Italianate styles of his day. He received many significant commissions during his career including the St. Vincent's Charity Hospital, the Ohio Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Columbus, the Central Ohio Insane Asylum in Columbus, and the remodeling of Presidential candidate James Garfield's Mentor home. He was the architect of private and public buildings in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. During his career he formed many partnerships. From 1861 to 1864 he was a member of the firm of Blackburn and Fuller. About 1865 he moved to 471 Euclid Avenue. From 1866 to 1868 he was a member of the firm of Blackburn and Koehler; from 1879 to 1880 he was a member of the firm of Blackburn and Charlot; and finally he was with the firm of Blackburn and Daniels. When not in partnership he was listed as working alone. J. N. Richardson and Andrew Mitermiler worked in his office before they went into business in their own firms. Most of his buildings were constructed before building permits were required in Cleveland (1888) and remain unidentified. He was a member of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery.

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Building Name	Date	Address	Status
Clinton French Building	1857	318-24 Superior Avenue, N. W. Cleveland	Demolished
Cleveland City Prison and...	1860	420 Champlain Street Cleveland	Demolished
Dr. Worthy S. Streator Re...	1864	9803 Euclid Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
St. Vincent's Charity Hos...	1865	2315 East 22nd Street Cleveland	Demolished
University Heights Congre...	1865	2460 West 14th Street Cleveland	Standing
First Presbyterian Church	1866-8	201 Wick Avenue Youngstown	Demolished
Euclid Avenue Baptist Chu...	1868	1746 Euclid Avenue Cleveland	Demolished
Parshall Opera House	1870	201 - 7 West Spring Street Titusville	Demolished
Second National Bank Enla...	1871	202-8 Spring Street Titusville	Standing
Winslow Block	1872	1228 - 44 Old River Road Cleveland	Standing
McKenzie House	1874	Prospect Street Ashtabula	unknown
Caine-Miller House	1878	9135 Broadway Cleveland	Demolished
6 residences for I. Reyno...	1882	Sibley Street Cleveland	Demolished
Southworth Building	1882	2013-9 Ontario Cleveland	Standing
Dr. Joseph Lewis Residenc...	1883	2340 East 55th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Four dwellings for Price ...	1883	Sibley corner of Cedar Cleveland	Demolished
Frame dwelling on Sibley ...	1883	Cleveland	Demolished
G.H. Chandler Residence	1883	2230 East 40th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Leader Sewing Machine Fac...	1883	1791-1807 East 40th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Remington Arnold Residenc...	1883	1646 East 55th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for William McF...	1888	1877 East 59th Street Cleveland	Demolished
Residence for William McF...	1888	1881 East 59th Street Cleveland	Demolished

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