Joseph Wohleb

Joseph Henry Wohleb (1887–1958) was an architect from Washington, born at the Jacob Smith House in Lacey, near Olympia. He is known for the design of classic motion picture theaters in the 1920s.[1] He was also the designer of Cloverfields in Olympia, a farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Also, he served as the architect for the Washington State Capitol Museum and other buildings on the Washington State Capitol Campus.[3]

In 1946, Joseph Wohleb's son, Robert, joined him in the architecture business and the two worked in their firm, Wohleb and Wohleb.[3] Together, they designed many notable buildings in Thurston County.

A number of Joseph's works and at least one of the partnership's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[4][5]

Works of either (with attribution) include:

  • American Legion Hall, 219 W. Legion Way Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Cloverfields, 1100 Carlyon Ave., SE Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office, 600 Capitol Way N. Olympia, WA (Wohleb & Wohleb), NRHP-listed
  • Jeffers Studio, 500 and 502 S. Washington Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Lord, C. J., Mansion, 211 W. 21st Ave. Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Henry McCleary House, 111 W. 21st Ave. Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Olympia National Bank, 422 S. Capitol Way Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Olympia Public Library, (1914), S. Franklin and E. 7th Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph H.), NRHP-listed [4]
  • F. W. Schmidt House, 2831 Orange Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Thurston County Courthouse, Capitol Way Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Rainier Brewery addition, 3100 Airport Way Seattle, WA (Wohleb, Joseph)
  • One or more works in Olympia Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by State Ave., 8th Ave., Columbia St., and Franklin St. Olympia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
  • Five buildings in Centralia Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by Center St., Burlington Northern right-of-way, Walnut St., and Pearl St., including Centralia Square (originally built as Elk's Lodge, 1920). Centralia, WA (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed

References

  1. ↑ Capitol Theater — Ken Layton. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ NRHP reference 78002779 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 Wohleb and Wohleb records — Special Collections, UW Libraries. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR".
  5. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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