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principal. In early 1979 the firm was renamed Bauer, Stark & Lashbrook to reflect this change, but Bauer died only a few months later. Lashbrook retired in the early 1990s, leaving Stark as senior principal. In 1999, when Stark formally closed the firm, it was noted as the oldest surviving architectural firm in Ohio.
189:, and upon Nordhoff's retirement in 1944 the firm was reorganized by the remaining principals as Bellman, Gillett & Richards. In 1949 Bellman retired and two new principals, George H. Erard (1891–1959) and Michael B. O'Shea (1897–1969), were admitted. In 1954 Gillett retired, and three more principals, architect
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two new partners were added: architect
Chester B. Lee (1876–1933) in 1920 and mechanical and electrical engineer John Gillett (1882–1960) in 1922. In 1929 the firm was incorporated, with the former partners becoming shareholders. Rhines died in 1938, and in 1939 architect Reeve K. Biggers (1913–1998)
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In 1962 Richards became head of the firm, which was reorganized by the senior principals as
Richards, Bauer & Moorhead. Two more principals were added in 1971, architect Charles H. Stark III (1935–2012) and engineer Dean L. Lashbrook (1923–2001). Richards retired in 1976, leaving Bauer as senior
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Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff and its successors were Toledo's leading architectural firm. They designed many of the city's most prominent buildings, and developed a national reputation before World War II. The firm was involved in important local projects until the very end. One of their
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As members of a leading architectural firm, the principals of Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff and its successors were well respected members of their professions. Mills, Bellman, Richards and Bauer were all elected
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St. Michael's in the Hills
Episcopal Church, 4718 Brittany Rd,
862:"Buckeye Architects: Mills, Rhines, Bellman and Nordhoff" in
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Blissfield
Downtown Historic District NRHP Registration Form
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Haughton
Elevator Company office building, 671 Center St,
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In association with Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth of
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Weekly
Bulletin of the Michigan Society of Architects
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301:Gordon N. Mather house, 30267 Hickory Hill Dr,
270:Blissfield State Bank Building, 103 S Lane St,
790:"Erard and O'Shea Admitted to Partnership" in
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294:Ohio Bell Telephone Building, 121 N Huron St,
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154:Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff
22:Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff
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447:Health and Human Services Building,
401:Child Study Institute, 428 10th St,
227:National Register of Historic Places
833:69, no. 1 (January, 1980): 108–109.
319:Daughters of America National Home
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781:18, no. 52 (January 11, 1946): 4.
117:The Moore Musical Arts Center at
549:Mathematical Sciences Building,
473:Lebanon Correctional Institution
220:American Institute of Architects
201:last was the restoration of the
149:, restored and reopened in 1999.
129:The Catlett Music Center of the
1047:Companies based in Toledo, Ohio
733:14, no. 2 (January 9, 1940): 6.
620:A contributing resource to the
962:Ohio–An Architectural Portrait
866:2, no. 10 (November, 1941): 2.
693:42, no. 2 (August, 1920): 256.
562:Bowling Green State University
551:Bowling Green State University
529:Bowling Green State University
119:Bowling Green State University
107:Bowling Green State University
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767:American Architects Directory
705:"John Gillett Dies at 78" in
490:Front Street office buildings
311:building, 325 Commercial St,
829:"Orville H. Bauer FAIA" in
709:18, no. 6 (June, 1960): 30.
592:restoration, 410 Adams St,
560:Moore Musical Arts Center,
16:American architectural firm
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931:"Richards, John Noble" in
906:www.historicperrysburg.org
765:"Richards, John Noble" in
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255:Springfield, Massachusetts
243:Toledo Club, 235 14th St,
93:Mershon Auditorium of the
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637:and Tully & Hobbs of
492:, 25 and 145 S Front St,
527:Life Sciences Building,
261:Willys–Overland Building
229:for their architecture.
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486:(1962, demolished 2001)
309:Campbell Baking Company
73:University Hall of the
624:, NRHP–listed in 2015.
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578:Catlett Music Center,
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285:Commodore Perry Hotel
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410:University of Toledo
370:(1934–35, NRHP 1982)
354:University of Toledo
340:University of Toledo
325:(1928–30, NRHP 2003)
272:Blissfield, Michigan
133:, completed in 1986.
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27:Practice information
990:, May 29, 1969, 12.
960:Richard N. Campen,
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555:Bowling Green, Ohio
533:Bowling Green, Ohio
331:, 405 Madison Ave,
265:St. Louis, Missouri
253:, 151 Chestnut St,
233:Architectural works
174:Lawrence S. Bellman
803:"Firm Changes" in
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442:Ottawa Hills, Ohio
422:, 5665 Seaman Rd,
377:(1940, demolished)
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338:University Hall,
329:PNC Bank Building
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257:(1916, NRHP 1983)
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143:Valentine Theatre
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388:Ohio Union
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