Joseph Wohleb Explained

Joseph Henry Wohleb (1887–1958) was an American architect from Washington.

Life and career

He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in California. He is known for the design of classic motion picture theaters in the 1920s.^[1] He was also the designer of Cloverfields in Olympia, a farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2] Also, he served as the architect for the Washington State Capitol Museum and other buildings on the Washington State Capitol Campus.^[3]

In 1946, Joseph Wohleb's son, Robert, joined him in the architecture business and the two worked in their firm, Wohleb and Wohleb.^[3] Together, they designed many notable buildings in Thurston County.

Legacy

A number of Joseph's works and at least one of the partnership's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

Architectural works

• Jeffers Studio, Olympia, Washington (1913, NRHP 1987)^[5]
• "Cloverfields" for Hazard Stevens, Olympia, Washington (1914, NRHP 1978)^[6]
• House for O. C. Hanson, Olympia, Washington (1914)
• House for John T. Otis, Olympia, Washington (1914)
• Olympia National Bank Building, Olympia, Washington (1914–15, NRHP 1987)^[7]
• Olympia Public Library, Olympia, Washington (1914, NRHP 1982)^[4]
• House for Charles H. Springer, Olympia, Washington (1917)
• Elks Building, Olympia, Washington (1919, NRHP 1988)^[8]
• Elks Lodge, Centralia, Washington (1919)^[9]
• Bremerton Elks Temple, Bremerton, Washington (1920, NRHP 1995)^[10]
• House for Emmett N. Parker, Olympia, Washington (1920)
• American Legion Hall, Olympia, Washington (1921, NRHP 1987)^[11]
• Centralia City Hall, Centralia, Washington (1921–23)^[9]
• House for M. L. McCully, Olympia, Washington (1921)
• Capital National Bank Building, Olympia, Washington (1922)^[12]
• House for Clarence J. Lord, Olympia, Washington (1923, NRHP 1981)^[13]
• Lincoln School (former), Olympia, Washington (1923)^[14]
• House for Henry McCleary, Olympia, Washington (1923, NRHP 1978)^[15]
• Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington (1924)^[12]
• House for Joseph Wohleb, Olympia, Washington (1926)^[14]
• Mason County Courthouse, Shelton, Washington (1929–30, NRHP 2013)^[16]
• Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, Washington (1929–30, NRHP 1981)^[17]
• Olympia Press Building, Olympia, Washington (1930)^[12]
• John A. Cherberg Building of the Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington (1937)^[18]
• House for F. W. Schmidt, Olympia, Washington (1938, NRHP 1995)^[19]
• Washington State Capitol Conservatory, Olympia, Washington (1938–39)
• House for Walter Draham, Olympia, Washington (1940)^[14]
• Rockway-Leland Building, Olympia, Washington (1941)^[12]
• Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office, Olympia, Washington (1952, NRHP 2007)^[20]
• Bay View Brewery, Seattle, Washington (no date, NRHP 2013)^[21]
• Rainier Brewery addition, Seattle, Washington (no date)

External links

• About Jacob Smith House — City of Lacey Website

Notes and References

1. http://cinematreasures.org/theater/1223/ Capitol Theater
2. NRHP reference 78002779
3. http://www.lib.washington.edu/Specialcoll/findaids/docs/papersrecords/WohlebandWohleb4242.xml Wohleb and Wohleb records
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000892}} Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR].
5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87000870 Jeffers Studio NRHP Registration Form
6. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78002779 Cloverfields NRHP Registration Form
7. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87000869 Olympia National Bank NRHP Registration Form
8. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/88000690 Elks Building NRHP Registration Form
9. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/03000164 Centralia Downtown Historic District NRHP Registration Form
10. "Building News," American Architect 116, no. 2279 (August 27, 1919): 10.
11. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87000871 American Legion Hall NRHP Registration Form
12. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/04001008 Olympia Downtown Historic District NRHP Registration Form
13. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/81000591 C. J. Lord Mansion NRHP Registration Form
14. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/91001516 South Capitol Neighborhood Historic District NRHP Registration Form
15. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78002780 Henry McCleary House NRHP Registration Form
16. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/12001160 Mason County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form
17. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/81000592 Thurston County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form
18. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79002564 Washington State Capitol Historic District NRHP Registration Form
19. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/95000801 F. W. Schmidt House NRHP Registration Form
20. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000135 Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office NRHP Registration Form
21. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/12001221 Bay View Brewery NRHP Registration Form