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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.
200:, 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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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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St. Michael's in the Hills
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873:"Buckeye Architects: Mills, Rhines, Bellman and Nordhoff" in
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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
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312:Gordon N. Mather house, 30267 Hickory Hill Dr,
281:Blissfield State Bank Building, 103 S Lane St,
801:"Erard and O'Shea Admitted to Partnership" in
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305:Ohio Bell Telephone Building, 121 N Huron St,
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165:Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff
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330:Daughters of America National Home
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128:The Moore Musical Arts Center at
560:Mathematical Sciences Building,
484:Lebanon Correctional Institution
231:American Institute of Architects
212:last was the restoration of the
160:, restored and reopened in 1999.
140:The Catlett Music Center of the
1058:Companies based in Toledo, Ohio
744:14, no. 2 (January 9, 1940): 6.
631:A contributing resource to the
973:Ohio–An Architectural Portrait
877:2, no. 10 (November, 1941): 2.
704:42, no. 2 (August, 1920): 256.
573:Bowling Green State University
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840:"Orville H. Bauer FAIA" in
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603:restoration, 410 Adams St,
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27:American architectural firm
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538:Life Sciences Building,
272:Willys–Overland Building
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320:Campbell Baking Company
84:University Hall of the
635:, NRHP–listed in 2015.
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296:Commodore Perry Hotel
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421:University of Toledo
381:(1934–35, NRHP 1982)
365:University of Toledo
351:University of Toledo
336:(1928–30, NRHP 2003)
283:Blissfield, Michigan
144:, completed in 1986.
132:, completed in 1979.
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18:Lawrence S. Bellman
814:"Firm Changes" in
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278:(1917, NRHP 1993)
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686:References
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555:Kent, Ohio
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