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[[File:ClevesChasL1920ed.jpg|thumb|right|Charles L. Cleves, 1918]]
<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%"> Omaha, Nebraska, 1882-1908'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">

'''Charles L. Cleves''' was born in Wupperfurth, Prussia (Germany) on March 6, 1846. He emigrated to the U. S. in 1880 and was naturalized as a citizen at Omaha in 1892. [[#References|[6][9]]] Cleves was an architect who practiced in Omaha, first in the [[Cleves Brothers, Architects|Cleves Brothers]] partnership, then independently. As of 1900, he was married to Anna, and they had three daughters.[[#References|[6]]] In 1908 he sold his architectural practice in Omaha to '''[[Henry A. Raapke (1876-1959), Architect|H. A. Raapke]]''' and returned to Europe. In 1918 Cleves wrote to the ''Omaha World-Herald'' from Geneva, Switzerland, asking that the paper publish a notice of his wife's recent death in Geneva, "where the family had been residing for several years." Charles Cleves died in Merano, Italy, in 1928 at age 82.[[#References|[10][11]]]

This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
[[File:JC161_w.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.50|alt=JC161_w.jpg|Creighton Block, 1905 (''Lynn Meyer'')]]
==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==
Omaha, Nebraska, 1882-1908

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1882-1896: architect and partner, [[Cleves Brothers, Architects]], Omaha, Nebraska.[[#Notes|[a]]]

1897-1898: architect, 515 Karbach blk, Omaha, Nebraska.

No 1899 directory.

1900-1908: architect, 514 First National Bank Building, Omaha, Nebraska.

1908: '''[[Henry A. Raapke (1876-1959), Architect|H. A. Raapke]]''' "has just taken over the architectural business of Charles Cleves,"[[#References|[7][8]]]

==Buildings & Projects==
Ames Block (1889), 1105 Howard St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]] (DO09:0121-016)

H.J. Hughes Grocery Warehouse (1889), 1201 Jones St. Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[4][5]]] (DO09:0121-031) 

Bushman Warehouse (1890), 1013 Leavenworth, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3][5]]] (DO09:0119-007) 

P. E. Iler Hotel (1897), 509 S 16th, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:49][5]]] (DO09:0121-012) 

Mercer Hotel-Gahm Block (1900 addn.), 1202 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2][5]]] (DO09:0121-002) 

P. E. Iler-S. McShane Building (1900-1901), 1113-17 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:134][3][5]]] (D009:0121-015) 

Allen Brothers Co. Warehouse (1900-1905), 923 Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:120][3][5]]] (DO09:0123-020)

St. Claire Franciscan Monastery (first decade of 1900’s), 1302-24 N. 29th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]][[#Notes|[b]]] (DO09:0217-003)

St. Mary Magdalene Church (1902), 109 S.19th St., Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[5]]] (DO09:0124-001) 

[[:File:JC161_w.jpg|'''Creighton Block (Byrne & Hammer Building) (1905)''']], 824 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[1][3][5]]] (DO09:0067-001) 

John A Creighton Block (1905, 1920), 1007-11 Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3][5]]] (DO09:0121-034) 

Mercer Block No. 3 (1905), 1102-10 Howard, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[2:134][3][5]]] (D009:0121-005) 

Paxton & Gallagher Warehouse (ca. 1905), 1007-11 Jones, Omaha, Nebraska. (D009:1-49)

W.H. Burnham Warehouse-U. S. Supply Company Building (1906), 901 Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3][5]]] (DO09:123-092) 

==Notes==
a. First Omaha directory listing, 1882.

b. Three architects in Omaha Architect’s database

==References==
1. “Warehouses & Factories,” ''Omaha Daily Bee'' (January 1, 1906), 6:2.

2.  Landmarks, Inc., ''An Inventory of Historic Omaha Buildings'' (Omaha: City of Omaha, and Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, 1980).

3.  Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

4.  In association with Withnell and Field.

5.City of Omaha Planning Department, Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Database, 
Query on Architects, May 20, 2002; courtesy of Lynn Meyer, Preservation Planner. 

6.  1900 United States Census, s.v. “Charles L. Cleves,” Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, accessed through ''HeritageQuestOnline.com''.  

7. "Raapke Exhibits His Salon Pictures--Omaha Architect Has Returned from a Sketching Tour of European Countries," ''Omaha (Nebraska) Daily News'' (February 13, 1908), 2.

8. "Sub Rosa," ''The Excelsior'' (February 15, 1908), 3.

9. Ancestry.com. ''U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925,'' s.v. "Charles Cleves," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

10. "Death Notice from Switzerland," ''Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald'' (November 4, 1918), 16.

11. Ancestry.com. ''U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974,'' s.v. "Charles Cleves," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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