Vande Velde, Bernard
Birth / Established: October 1, 1854
Death / Dissolved: October 24, 1920
Biography
Bernard Vande Velde was the son of Dutch-born parents. He was raised on China Street, later moving to Pearl Road, and then to 2713 Woodbridge Street, on the west side. In 1880 he was a draftsman with the firm of Heard and Smith and by 1885 was listed as an architect in Cleveland City Directories. In 1885 he had a short-lived partnership with Vincent Wyss, who later practiced in Lancaster, Ohio. Vande Velde was the architect of several significant ecclesiastical buildings for the Roman Catholic diocese in the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century. Notably, he designed the Gothic Revival style Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Wenceslas Church, and St. Philemon Church. He never married and was a member of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church. He died of cancer on October 24, 1920.
| Building Name | Address | Built | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Church | Collinwood, Cleveland, OH | 1877 | Demolished |
| Immaculate Conception of St. Mary School | 2680 Stoney Ridge, Avon, OH | 1885-6 | Standing |
| St. Bridget's School | 2506 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1885-6 | Demolished |
| Commercial Building for John G. Mueller | 6115 Woodland, Cleveland, OH | 1888 | Demolished |
| John Meckes Dry Goods Store | 1920-8 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1888 | Demolished |
| St. John's Cathedral School | 1031 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1888 | Demolished |
| St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School | 5828 Cable Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1888 | Demolished |
| Theodore Sanford Residence | 9719 Lamont Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1888 | Demolished |
| Commercial - Residential Building for August Theurer | 3002 Seymour Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Standing |
| Commercial-Residential Building for John Schuster | 10809-11 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Ludwig Retz | 1930 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Standing |
| James Rochford Residence | 1581 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Demolished |
| Joseph M. Holecek Residence | 3168 West 48th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Standing |
| Residence for James Rochford | 1573 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Standing |
| St. Stephens School and Teachers Residence | 1913-9 West 57th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Demolished |
| William Kees Residence | 2710 Vega Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1889 | Demolished |
| Addition to St. Stephen's School | 1915 West 57th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Adolph and Julius Pletcher Block | 1879-1887 Fulton Road, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Standing |
| August Zedler Residence | 3293 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Max Cohen | 666-70 Broadway, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Max Cohen | 806-12 Broadway, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| David Jones Residence | 7607 Marble Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| John Metzger Residence | 2522 East 39th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Peter Carroll Residence | 1556 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Rectory for St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church | 2508 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| Residence for Henry Krosen | 4315-7 Whitman Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Standing |
| Sisters of St. Joseph Convent | 731 Starkweather, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| St. Patrick's School | 3401 Whitman Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1890 | Demolished |
| St. Augustine's Convent | 14808 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, OH | 1890-2 | Demolished |
| Commercial & Residential Bldg for Patrick C. O'Brien | 5421 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| Commercial - Residential building for George Sell | 7033 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| Immaculate Conception Rectory | 4129 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Standing |
| John Monson Residence | 1570 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| John O'Donnell Residence | 7252 Broadway, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Church | 3393 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Standing |
| Residence for Elizabeth Bertrand | 3700 Woodbine Ave, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Standing |
| St. Adalbert School | 2333 East 83rd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| Stores and Residence for George Sell | 7807-9 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1891 | Demolished |
| St. Joseph's Church | 14316 Saranac Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1891-5 | Demolished |
| Commercial & Residential Bldg for Patrick C. O'Brien | 5411-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Demolished |
| Commercial Building for Jonathan Goetz | 1898 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Standing |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Christian Durchschlag | 2575 Scranton Road, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Standing |
| Residence for Edward Hrabk | 3336 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Demolished |
| Sacred Heart of St. Mary's | 33 Raymond Avenue, Shelby, OH | 1892 | Demolished |
| St. Cassimir Church and School | Superior Near Ansel, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Demolished |
| St. Mary' Pastoral Residence | 151 Front Street Berea, Cleveland, OH | 1892 | Demolished |
| St. Wenceslas Church | 3715 Broadway, Cleveland, OH | 1892-9 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Geroge Engert | 10115-7 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1893 | Demolished |
| Holy Name Pastoral Residence | 8328 Broadway, Cleveland, OH | 1893 | Standing |
| Sacristry addition to St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church | 1920 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1893 | Standing |
| St. Agnes Church | 8000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1893 | Demolished |
| Addition to St. Agnes R. C. Church | 8000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Alteration of dwelling to store | 418 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Apartment House for Mrs. Mary Montpelier | 5403-17 Windsor Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Commercial Building for Charles Sauer | 3230 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Standing |
| Entertainment building addition for Svornosh Katalocka Society | 4451 Douse Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Margaret Mulhern Residence | 1508 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Terrace for Mary Montpelier | 5403-17 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1894 | Demolished |
| Residence for James Rochford | 1609 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1894-5 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Peter Carroll | 1316 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1895 | Demolished |
| St. Mary's of the Assumption School | 1950 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1895 | Standing |
| Addition to St. Vincent's Hospital | 2315 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH | 1895-6 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Anna Wandel | 7921-3 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1896 | Standing |
| Henry Fischer Residence | 1429 West 81st Street, Cleveland, OH | 1896 | Demolished |
| St. Stephen's Church Rectory additions and alterations | 1930 West 54th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1896 | standing |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Patrick O'Donnell | 3516 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1897 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for the Leisy Brewing Company | 9216 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1898 | Standing |
| Residence for Mrs Mary Ann Wilshaw | 2207 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1898 | Demolished |
| Apartments | 2135-9 Franklin, Cleveland, OH | 1899 | Demolished |
| Commercial-Residential Building for Leisy Brewing Company | 9216 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1899 | Standing |
| St. Catherine School addition | Woodland Hills and Heath, Cleveland, OH | 1900 | Demolished |
| 3 story wood apartment for Mike Gleason | 5702 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1901 | Demolished |
| Additions to St. Peter's School | 1720 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1901 | Demolished |
| Triple Residence for Henry Vottler | 1412-8 Abbey Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1901 | Demolished |
| Immaculate Conception Church | 103 West 4th Street, Port Clinton, OH | 1902 | Standing |
| Apartment Building for Ludwig Retz | 1936 Columbus Road, Cleveland, OH | 1903 | Standing |
| St. Philemon Church | Euclid & Wellesley, East Cleveland, OH | 1903 | Standing |
| Apartment Building (16 suites) for M.P. Platten | Franklin Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1904 | Demolished |
| St. Augustine Parish House | 2486 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH | 1904 | Standing |
| Two story store and auditorium for Joseph Slezak and Thomas Kurtz | 800-4 College Street, Cleveland, OH | 1904 | Demolished |
| J. Spang Baking Company Stables | 2701 Barber Ave, Cleveland, OH | 1906 | Demolished |
| Commercial Building for Chritopher Hoflich | 9912 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH | 1909 | Standing |
| Residence for Fred A. Sanders | 11206 Clifton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH | 1912 | Demolished |
| Two family residence for H.J. Van DeVelde | 1296 West 116th A, Cleveland, OH | 1915 | Demolished |
| Alexander Gunn Residence | 1655 Davenport Avenue, Cleveland, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| Gen D.W. Caldwell Residence | 11200 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| Immaculate Conception Church | 45 West Vine Street, Willoughby, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| John Heiser Residence | 16160 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| St. Mary's Church remodeling | 145 Front Street, Berea, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| St. Mary's Church remodeling | 708 Erie Street, Grafton, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
| St. Mary's Church remodeling | East Main Street, Wakeman, OH | n.d. | Standing |
| Thomas Goodwillie Residence | 5219 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
Sources
Catholic Universe 10.29.1920
Cleveland City Directories
Necrology file October 26, 1920 res 2713 Woodbridge (1854-1920)
Plain Dealer July 14, 1892
Plain Dealer October 26, 1920