Elah Terrell
Elah Terrell (1851–1920) was an American architect from Columbus, Ohio. Terrell designed important buildings under the company Elah T. Terrell & Co. in Ohio, notably in Sheffield, Lorain County, and Columbus.[1] Terrell was a member of the Ohio chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[2]
Terrell's office was in the Merchants and Manufacturers' National Bank building in Downtown Columbus, a building he designed.[3]
Life[]
Terrell was born in 1851, one of seven children of Jay and Etna Terrell.[1]
Terrell married Isabel Gay, of Elyria, on January 2, 1884.[4] They lived at a house in present-day Victorian Village in Columbus, Ohio. The house stood from 1888 to 1947, for most of its time beside the Peter Sells house facing Goodale Park.[5] Terrell died on February 16, 1920. He is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery.[6]
Notable works[]
- East Broad Street Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio)[7]
- Norwich Hotel (Columbus, Ohio)[7]
- Merchants and Manufacturers' National Bank or National Bank of Commerce (Columbus, Ohio)[8]
- Columbus Board of Trade Building (Columbus, Ohio)[9][7]
- Clinton DeWeese Firestone mansion (Columbus, Ohio)[10]
- Tennessee Club–Overall Goodbar Building (Memphis, Tennessee)[11]
- Olde Towne Hall Theater (Ridgeville, Ohio)[12]
- Elyria High School (Elyria, Ohio)[13]
- Schools in Johnstown and Groveport, Ohio[14]
- William Day House (Sheffield, Ohio)[1]
- Sheffield Village Hall (Sheffield, Ohio)[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d https://virteomdevcdn.blob.core.windows.net/site-sheffieldvillage-2-com/uploaded_media/sheffieldvillage_com/historical-publications/Bicentennial-History-Sheffield-Village-08-Progress-pt1__1571413620.pdf
- ^ "The Inland architect and news record". Chicago : Inland Pub. Co. June 15, 1887 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Board%20of%20Trade%20Building%22&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-16264EEC40A03FCB%402440479-1626299DB909A356%40221-1626299DB909A356%40Z
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/15470587/
- ^ "Short North Historic Buildings".
- ^ "Elah Terrell (1853-1920) - Find a Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.
- ^ a b c Historic Hotels of Columbus, Ohio. Arcadia. 7 September 2015. ISBN 9781625854230.
- ^ "092M5541919".
- ^ "Board of Trade took awhile to take root". ThisWeek Community News.
- ^ "579F523". digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org.
- ^ "Tennessee Club". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. July 17, 2018.
- ^ "North Ridgeville". Heritage Ohio.
- ^ Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. December 2008. ISBN 9781878592705.
- ^ Annual Report of the State Commissioner of Common Schools, to the Governor of the State of Ohio, for the Year. Statesman Steam Press. 1887.
- Architects from Columbus, Ohio
- 1851 births
- 1920 deaths