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Henry William Cleaveland

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Henry William Cleaveland

Birth
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
29 May 1919 (aged 91)
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Burial
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA Add to Map
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ARCHITECT - Original AIA Founding Member

HENRY W. CLEVELAND
The funeral of Henry W. Cleveland, who died In his 92nd year, was held Saturday afternoon at 2:10 from the home of his nephew, Manning Cleveland, 98 South Hamilton Street. The service being conducted by Rev. F. S. Arnold. The casket was borne by porters. Burial was in the Cleveland family plot in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery in charge of Undertaker A. A. Schoonmaker. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News - Monday, June 2, 1919 - Page 5)

Henry W. Cleaveland Dies in 92nd Year
Funeral services for Henry W. Cleveland, who died on Thursday, will be held at the home of his nephew, Manning Cleveland, 96 South Hamilton Street, on Saturday afternoon and will be private. Mr. Cleveland, who was in his 92nd year, was a brother of the late Dr. Joseph M. Cleveland. For many years he was a prominent architect in San Francisco, Cal., but for the past three years had made his home with his nephew, Massing Cleveland. Besides Mr. Cleveland, he is survived by a nephew, Fred Cleveland of this city and a niece, Mrs. George De Oersedoff, of New York. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News - Friday, May 30, 1919 - Page 5)

Henry W. Cleaveland was the son of Nehemiah and Abby Pickard Cleaveland. He had (3) siblings that survived infancy; Joseph Manning, George N., and Abby Elizabeth. He was a descendant of Moses Cleveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio. He co-wrote and published a book in 1856, Village and Farm Cottages: The Requirements of American Village Homes Considered and Suggested, with Designs for Such Houses of Moderate Cost (New York, Appleton, 1856) by Henry W. Cleaveland, William Backus, and Samuel D. Backus, that became very influential. He was instrumental in the founding of the AIA - American Institute of Architects in 1857. By 1860 he was located in San Francisco and remained there for almost 4 decades, returning to New York upon his retirement. He was known for both large scale public work and smaller scale residential work.
ARCHITECT - Original AIA Founding Member

HENRY W. CLEVELAND
The funeral of Henry W. Cleveland, who died In his 92nd year, was held Saturday afternoon at 2:10 from the home of his nephew, Manning Cleveland, 98 South Hamilton Street. The service being conducted by Rev. F. S. Arnold. The casket was borne by porters. Burial was in the Cleveland family plot in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery in charge of Undertaker A. A. Schoonmaker. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News - Monday, June 2, 1919 - Page 5)

Henry W. Cleaveland Dies in 92nd Year
Funeral services for Henry W. Cleveland, who died on Thursday, will be held at the home of his nephew, Manning Cleveland, 96 South Hamilton Street, on Saturday afternoon and will be private. Mr. Cleveland, who was in his 92nd year, was a brother of the late Dr. Joseph M. Cleveland. For many years he was a prominent architect in San Francisco, Cal., but for the past three years had made his home with his nephew, Massing Cleveland. Besides Mr. Cleveland, he is survived by a nephew, Fred Cleveland of this city and a niece, Mrs. George De Oersedoff, of New York. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News - Friday, May 30, 1919 - Page 5)

Henry W. Cleaveland was the son of Nehemiah and Abby Pickard Cleaveland. He had (3) siblings that survived infancy; Joseph Manning, George N., and Abby Elizabeth. He was a descendant of Moses Cleveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio. He co-wrote and published a book in 1856, Village and Farm Cottages: The Requirements of American Village Homes Considered and Suggested, with Designs for Such Houses of Moderate Cost (New York, Appleton, 1856) by Henry W. Cleaveland, William Backus, and Samuel D. Backus, that became very influential. He was instrumental in the founding of the AIA - American Institute of Architects in 1857. By 1860 he was located in San Francisco and remained there for almost 4 decades, returning to New York upon his retirement. He was known for both large scale public work and smaller scale residential work.

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