Sidney Badgley
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Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect
. He was active throughout the United States
and Canada
, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.
, Canada
, and apprenticed in Toronto
. He moved to Cleveland in 1887 and formed a partnership with William H. Nicklas
sometime after 1897 when Nicklas came to work for Badgley as a draftsman. The partnership was dissolved in 1913. He designed buildings in a variety of styles, including Georgian Revival (Jones Home For Friendless Children), Gothic Revival (Calvary Baptist Church), with its lantern-dome-crowned auditorium, and Romanesque Revival
(Pilgrim Congregational Church). With Pilgrim Congregational Church, Badgley pioneered the inclusion of an institute for community use within a church building. Badgley's design was exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exposition. Slocum Hall, on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University
has been added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
, and likely preserved, include:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was active throughout the United States
United States
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and Canada
Canada
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, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.
Biography
Badgley was born in Ernestown Township, OntarioErnestown Township, Ontario
Ernestown is a historic township in Lennox and Addington County in eastern Ontario. It was originally known as Second Town because it was surveyed after Kingston Township, but was renamed in 1784 after Prince Ernest Augustus, fifth son of George III...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and apprenticed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. He moved to Cleveland in 1887 and formed a partnership with William H. Nicklas
William H. Nicklas
William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New...
sometime after 1897 when Nicklas came to work for Badgley as a draftsman. The partnership was dissolved in 1913. He designed buildings in a variety of styles, including Georgian Revival (Jones Home For Friendless Children), Gothic Revival (Calvary Baptist Church), with its lantern-dome-crowned auditorium, and Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
(Pilgrim Congregational Church). With Pilgrim Congregational Church, Badgley pioneered the inclusion of an institute for community use within a church building. Badgley's design was exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exposition. Slocum Hall, on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
has been added to 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...
.
Selected works
| Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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| Massey Hall Massey Hall Massey Hall is a venerable performing arts theatre in the Garden District of downtown Toronto. The theatre originally was designed to seat 3,500 patrons but, after extensive renovations in the 1940s, now seats up to 2,765.... |
1894 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... |
Gothic Revival | W | 178 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario |  |
| Slocum Hall | 1898 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... |
Gothic Revival | Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges... , Delaware, Ohio Delaware, Ohio The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area... |
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| Deering Memorial United Methodist Church Deering Memorial United Methodist Church Deering Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church at 39 Main Street in Paris, Maine.It was built in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.-See also:... , gift of William Deering William Deering William Deering was an American businessman and philanthropist.He inherited a woolen mill in Maine, but made his fortune in later life with the Deering Harvester Company.-Life:Deering was born April 25, 1826 in South Paris, Maine... |
1910-1911 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... & William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New... |
Gothic Revival | South Paris, Maine South Paris, Maine South Paris is a census-designated place located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 2,237 at the 2000 census... |
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| Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church is an architecturally significant church located at 11th and North "A" Streets in Richmond, Indiana. Designed by the Cleveland, Ohio architectural partnership of Sidney Badgley and William H. Nicklas the building was begun in 1904 and dedicated on May 13, 1906. ... , |
1904–06 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... & William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New... |
Gothic Revival | Richmond, Indiana Richmond, Indiana Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city... |
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| Calvary Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church (Providence, Rhode Island) The Calvary Baptist Church is an historic church at 747 Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island.In 1854, the First Baptist Church of South Providence and Fifth Baptist Church merged to form Friendship Baptist Church. The congregation constructed the current building in 1897 in a Gothic Revival... |
1907 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... & William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New... |
Gothic Revival | Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region... |
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| Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Michigan) Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Michigan) The Park United Presbyterian Church is located on at 14 Cortland in Highland Park, Michigan. It was built in 1910 as the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983.- History :The Highland... |
1910–11 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... & William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New... |
Gothic Revival | Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
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| Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1911 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... & William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas William H. Nicklas was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New... |
Gothic Revival | Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
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- Welland Avenue Methodist (United) Church, St. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, 1877 - St. Catharines Public Library, St. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, n.d. - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carleton Place, OntarioCarleton Place, OntarioCarleton Place is a town in the eastern portion of Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa...
, 1887 - Euclid Avenue Church of God, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1890 - Central Methodist (United) Church, St. Thomas, OntarioSt. Thomas, OntarioSt. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
, 1897 - Centenary Methodist Church, Montreal, Quebec, 1891
- Fidelity Baptist Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1891 - St. Timothy Missionary Baptist Church (originally First United Presbyterian), Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1891 - Lincoln Park Methodist Episcopal Church, Cleveland, OH, 1892
- Scranton Road Baptist Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1893 - Pilgrim Congregational Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1894 - Giovanni Barricelli House, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1896 - Ohio Wesleyan Medical School, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1900 - Gammon United Methodist Church (currently the North American Motherhouse of Fraternite Notre DameFraternite Notre DameFraternite Notre Dame is a Traditional Catholic Order of Bishops, priests, Friars and Nuns. There is also a Third Order attached to them.-Origins:...
), Chicago, Illinois, 1900 original design by Badgley, rebuilt after fire to Badgley's original design again in 1909 - Jones Home for Friendless Children, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1902 - St. Paul's Memorial United Methodist Church, South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, 1903 - Lakewood United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1904 - Cleveland Heights Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1904 - Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta, 1905
- St. John AME Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1908 - Grace Methodist Church, Zanesville, Ohio, 1909
- Fourth Reformed Church, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 1909 - Trinity United Methodist Chursh, Athens, TennesseeAthens, TennesseeAthens is a city in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of McMinn County and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area. The population was 13,220 at the 2000...
1910 - Fidelity Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH, 1911
- First Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, 1912 - First Presbyterian Church, Howell, MichiganHowell, MichiganHowell is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 9,489. It is the county seat of Livingston County and is located mostly within Howell Township, but is politically independent from Howell Township...
, 1914–1915 - First United Methodist Church, Shenandoah, IowaShenandoah, IowaShenandoah is a city in Fremont and Page Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 5,546 at the 2000 census.Once referred to as the "seed and nursery center of the world," Shenandoah is the home to Earl May Seed Company and the radio station KMA, founded by Earl May...
NRHP-listed U.S. works
Works by Badgley that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNational 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...
, and likely preserved, include:
- Calvary Baptist ChurchCalvary Baptist Church (Providence, Rhode Island)The Calvary Baptist Church is an historic church at 747 Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island.In 1854, the First Baptist Church of South Providence and Fifth Baptist Church merged to form Friendship Baptist Church. The congregation constructed the current building in 1897 in a Gothic Revival...
, 747 Broad St. Providence RI Badgley,Sidney Rose - Deering Memorial United Methodist ChurchDeering Memorial United Methodist ChurchDeering Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church at 39 Main Street in Paris, Maine.It was built in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.-See also:...
, 39 Main St. Paris ME Badgley and Nicklas - Highland Park Presbyterian ChurchHighland Park Presbyterian Church (Michigan)The Park United Presbyterian Church is located on at 14 Cortland in Highland Park, Michigan. It was built in 1910 as the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983.- History :The Highland...
, 14 Cortland St. Highland Park MI Badgley,Sidney Rose - Jones Home for Children, 3518 W. Twenty-fifth St. Cleveland OH Badgley,Sidney R.
- Pilgrim Congregational ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio)Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic church at 2592 West 14th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.It was built in 1894 and added to the National Register in 1976....
, 2592 W. 14th St. Cleveland OH Badgley,Sidney R. - Slocum Hall, OWU Main Campus, Sandusky St. Delaware OH Badgley,S.R.
- St. John's AME ChurchSt. John's AME ChurchSt. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 2261 East 40th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.It was built in 1908 and added to the National Register in 1982.-References:...
, 2261 E. 40th St. Cleveland OH Badgley & Nicklas - Woodward Ave. Presbyterian ChurchWoodward Ave. Presbyterian ChurchThe Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church is a church in Detroit Michigan located at 8501 Woodward Avenue. Built in 1911 in the Gothic revival style, the architect was Sidney Badgley. It was used for some time as the Abyssinia Church of God in Christ...
, 8501 Woodward Ave. Detroit MI Badgley,Sidney Rose - One or more properties in Austin Town Hall Park Historic District Roughly bounded by West Lake St., N. Central Ave., N. Parkside Ave., and West Race Ave. Chicago IL (Badgley, Sidney R.)
Sources
- Tomlan, Mary Raddant and Michael A. Richmond, Indiana: Its Physical and Aesthetic Heritage to 1920, Indianapolis: Indiana Historical SocietyIndiana Historical SocietyThe Indiana Historical Society is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies and describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". Housed within the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, it is located at 450 West Ohio St...
, 2003 - Loring,Ken and the 150th Anniversary Committee, First Presbyterian Church, Howell, Michigan,Our Heritage, 1838–1988, Howell, Michigan, 323 West Grand River, Howell, Michigan, Self published by the Church, 1988 http://www.fpchowell.org
- Cleveland Architects Database: Sidney R. Badgley
- Cleveland Architects Database: Badgley and Nicklas