John Eisenmann

John Eisenmann (March 26, 1851 – January 6, 1924) was an architect in Cleveland, Ohio. As part of Eisenmann & Smith he designed the Cleveland Arcade in downtown Cleveland. He also designed the Main building for Case School of Applied Science, present-day Case Western Reserve University, where he was also the school's first professor of civil engineering. He pioneered structural steel construction in the United States and is credited with co-designing Cleveland's Arcade, "the first commercial building in the state designated an historic landmark in architecture." Eisenmann is also credited with designing the flag of Ohio in 1901.

Early life

Eisenmann was born March 26, 1851, in Detroit, Michigan, to Christian W. and Mary A. (Schubert) Eisenmann. He graduated from Monroe High School in Michigan. In 1871, he graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Civil Engineering, and was a member of the Xi Chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity. From 1871 to 1875, Eisenmann worked as an assistant engineer for the United States Lake Survey for the Great Lakes. He then went to Europe to study architecture, studying first at the Royal School of Technology of Munich, Germany 1875–1876, graduating from the Technical School of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1877. From 1878 to 1879, he returned working for the United States Lake Survey. From 1879 to 1882, he then worked for the Mississippi River Commission.

On April 5, 1882, John Eisenmann married Annie M. Theising.

Arcade The arcade was erected in 1890, at a cost of $867,000.

The arcade is identified as the first indoor shopping mall in the United States. and was built by Detroit Bridge Co., run by Stephen V. Harkness. which he created to adorn the Ohio Building at the Pan-American Exposition

Cleveland Arcade with Eisenmann & Smith Case Main Building (1885), Case School of Applied Science in University Circle Cinecraft Productions (1898) (Cleveland Public Library West Side Branch - Carnegie System), 2515 Franklin Boulevard in Ohio City. Esmond Apartment Building (1898), 4806 Euclid Ave. Ohio Building at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition