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Howell & Thomas

Howell & Thomas was an American architectural partnership formed by Carl Eugene Howell (1879–1930) and James William Thomas, Jr. (1876–1973) in Columbus, Ohio, and later, Cleveland, Ohio, that designed many residences for wealthy clients between 1908 and 1930. The partners were classmates at University of Pennsylvania and first established their practice in Columbus, Ohio. They designed homes for the Euclid Golf subdivision along Fairmont Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, built on the site of John D. Rockefeller's once private course.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Howell & Thomas was an American architectural partnership formed by Carl Eugene Howell (1879–1930) and James William Thomas, Jr. (1876–1973) in Columbus, Ohio, and later, Cleveland, Ohio, that designed many residences for wealthy clients between 1908 and 1930. The partners were classmates at University of Pennsylvania and first established their practice in Columbus, Ohio. They designed homes for the Euclid Golf subdivision along Fairmont Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, built on the site of John D. Rockefeller's once private course.2

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