Joseph Henry Wohleb was an architect from Washington, born at the Jacob Smith House

Jacob Smith House

Jacob Smith House is a historic home located at West Hills in Suffolk County, New York. It consists of a three-bay, -story saltbox built about 1740 and a five-bay, -story dwelling with a shed roof wing added about 1830....

 in Lacey

Lacey, Washington

Lacey is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Established as a suburb of Olympia, its population was 42,393 at the 2010 census out of a county population of 252,264.-History:...

, near Olympia

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

. He is known for the design of classic motion picture theaters in the 1920s. He was also the designer of Cloverfields

Cloverfields

Cloverfields Dairy Farm was a model dairy farm located in Olympia, Washington. Built by former Washington State pioneer Hazard Stevens after he returned to Olympia in 1914, today the farmhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-About:...

 in Olympia

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

, a farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. Also, he served as the architect for the Washington State Capitol Museum.

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

External links

• About Jacob Smith House — City of Lacey Website