Birth/Established: July 29, 1890 Death/Dissolved: March 1973
Biography:
Louis Skolnik was born in Minsk, Russia of Jewish parentage, according to the World War I draft registration form, where his occupation was listed as carpenter. According to the 1930 census, he immigrated to the United States in 1908 and Yiddish was spoken in the home. In 1928, a Plain Dealer article noted his office was room 210 Auditorium Garage Building. He was a registered architect listed in the November 1940 Ohio Architect. He designed several apartment buildings and houses.
The following are abbreviations used throughout the database
AABN – American Architect and Builders News (1876 – 1909) bp – City of Cleveland Building Permits (1889 – present) cd – City Directories mps – Mary Peale Schofield files – Western Reserve Historical Society Inland – Inland Architect Intestate – Interstate Architect and Builder (1899 – 1902) nd – no date NRHP – National Register of Historic Places OAB – Ohio Architect and Builder (1903 – 1909) OAEB – Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder (1910 – 1919) ohi – Ohio Historical Inventory form PD – Plain Dealer