Birth/Established: 1824 Death/Dissolved: November 30, 1889
Biography:
Eldridge served in the Civil War prior to arriving in Cleveland. He was a First Lieutenant in Company C, 33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He first appears in the City directories in 1866 in his own practice through 1874 before a partnership with Charles L. Wyman from 1875-1877. He was back on his own from 1878 until his death in 1889 when he died in Congress Township, Wayne County.
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