Elah Terrell Explained

Elah Terrell (18511920) 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. Terrell was a member of the Ohio chapter of the American Institute of Architects.^[1]

Terrell's office was in the Merchants and Manufacturers' National Bank building in Downtown Columbus, a building he designed.^[2]

Around 1888, Elah Terrell designed numerous structures in the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Several remain, including Power Hall, later known as Antiques and Collectibles, and an information booth or kiosk southeast of the Administration Building.^[3]

Life

Terrell was born in 1851, one of seven children of Jay and Etna Terrell.^[4]

Terrell married Isabel Gay, of Elyria, on January 2, 1884.^[5] 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.^[6] Terrell died on February 16, 1920.

Notable works

• East Broad Street Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio)
• 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)^[4]
• Sheffield Village Hall (Sheffield, Ohio)^[4]

See also

• Architecture of Columbus, Ohio

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Inland architect and news record. June 15, 1887. Chicago : Inland Pub. Co.. Internet Archive.
2. 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 Columbus Metropolitan Library
3. Book: Building Ohio : A traveler's guide to Ohio's urban architecture . 9781882203741 . 2001 . Ware . Jane . Orange Frazer Press .
4. Web site: Chapter 6. Sheffield Progresses. virteomdevcdn. 27 January 2024.
5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103093234/ "Married: Terrell-Gay"
6. Web site: Short North Historic Buildings. 26 May 2019 .
7. Book: Historic Hotels of Columbus, Ohio. 9781625854230. 7 September 2015. Arcadia.
8. Web site: 092M5541919.
9. Web site: Board of Trade took awhile to take root. ThisWeek Community News.
10. Web site: 579F523. digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org.
11. Web site: Tennessee Club. July 17, 2018. SAH ARCHIPEDIA.
12. Web site: North Ridgeville. Heritage Ohio.
13. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. 9781878592705. December 2008. North American Book Dist LLC.
14. Book: Annual Report of the State Commissioner of Common Schools, to the Governor of the State of Ohio, for the Year. 1887. Statesman Steam Press.