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William P. Ginther
William P. Ginther
Born	William Peter Ginter; March 21, 1858; Akron, Ohio, US
Died	January 15, 1933 (aged 74); Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, US
Nationality	American
Known for	Architect
Spouse	Emma Wohlwend

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William Peter Ginther (FAIA) (March 21, 1858 – January 15, 1933) was an American architect based in Akron, Ohio. He was a prolific designer of Roman Catholic churches, schools and rectories throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Virginia and New York.^[1]

Early life and education

Ginther was born in Akron, Ohio, on March 21, 1858. His parents were Stephen and Anna M. (née Horning) Ginther. His father was a merchant tailor to the elite of the city. William attended Akron public schools (including the Jennings School)^[2] and was enrolled at Buchtel College for a short time.

Ginther died at his home, 837 Chestnut Boulevard in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on January 15, 1933.^[2]

Architectural career

Reportedly, he drew a comic valentine for a girl, which was seen by Frank Weary, then Akron's leading architect, who then hired Ginther into his office.^[3] Ginther worked at his first architectural position in Weary's office from 1879 through 1886. He made a tour of Europe in 1889, including the cities of Rome, Milan, Paris, Venice, Florence, London, Berlin, Vienna and many other noted centers of art. Upon his return to Akron he established his own company and, in a period extending over 40 years, he served the needs of many Roman Catholic clients throughout the Midwest.

Legacy

Ginther was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Many of his buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. One of his churches, Holy Family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been raised to the status of a cathedral.

Works

Churches in Ohio

Annunciation Church, Akron Ohio
St. Bernard Church and Rectory, Akron, Ohio
St. Mary Church (original wooden church) and Rectory, Akron, Ohio
St. Columbia Church (destroyed by fire in 1954), Youngstown, Ohio
St. John the Baptist Church and Rectory, Columbus, Ohio
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Columbus, Ohio
St. Martin Church (demolished), Cleveland, Ohio
Holy Trinity Church (closed), Cleveland, Ohio
Holy Rosary church and rectory, Cleveland, Ohio
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Annunciation Church, (demolished) Cleveland, Ohio
St. Anthony Church (not St. Maron Church), Cleveland, Ohio
St. Adelbert's church and rectory, Cleveland, Ohio
Mother of Sorrows Church and Rectory, Ashtabula, Ohio
St. Joseph's Church, Ashtabula, Ohio
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (demolished), Ashtabula, Ohio
St. Luke's Church, Danville, Ohio
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Shelby Settlement, Ohio
Good Shepherd Church, (closed) Toledo, Ohio;
Immaculate Conception Church, (not sure if this is still around), Ozark, Ohio
St. Louis Church, Gallipolis, Ohio
SS. Cyril & Methodius Church, (demolished) Barberton, Ohio
St. Patrick Church and Rectory, Bellefontaine, Ohio
St. Francis Church, Carthagena, Ohio
Holy Cross Church (demolished), Glouster, Ohio
St. Michael Church, Gibsonburgh, Ohio
St. Mary's Church, Antwerp, Ohio
St. Mary Church, Payne, Ohio
St. Nicholas Church, Miller City, Ohio
St. Michael's Church, North Ridge, Ohio
St. John's Church, Defiance, Ohio
St. Mary's Church, Junction, Ohio
Holy Name Church and Rectory, (church demolished), Steubenville, Ohio
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lorain, Ohio
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and Rectory, Warren, Ohio
Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton, Ohio
St. John's Church, Logan, Ohio
St. Joseph Church, Randolph, Ohio
St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Ohio
Holy Rosary Church, Lowellville, Ohio
St. Philip Neri Church and Rectory, (closed), Murray City, Ohio
St. Peter Church, Mansfield, Ohio
St. Paul Church, North Canton, Ohio / New Berlin, Ohio
St Joseph Church, Circleville, Ohio
St. Mary's, (remodeled), Massillon, Ohio

Churches in Other States

St. Philip's Church, Crafton, Pennsylvania located at 50 West Crafton Avenue, built in 1906

Cathedral of the Holy Family, (plan only, his design was not built), Tulsa, Oklahoma
St. Mary Church and Rectory. McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
St. Philip's Church, Crafton, Pennsylvania
Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (closed), Johnstown, Pennsylvania^[4]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Anne Church Erie, Pennsylvania
St. Andrew Church Erie, Pennsylvania
St. Patrick Church Erie, Pennsylvania
Sacred Heart Church, St. Mary's, Pennsylvania
Most Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
St. Stephen's Church, South Oil City, Pennsylvania
St. Anthony's Church, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke, Virginia
Santa Clara Parish, Oxnard, California^[5]
St. Joseph's Church, Perry, New York
St. Mary Church, Cortland, New York
St. Mary's Church, Clinton, New York
Holy Family Church, Gas City, Indiana

Parochial residences

St. John's Rectory, Canton, Ohio
St. Procop Rectory, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Augustine Rectory, Lakewood, Ohio
Immaculate Conception Rectory, Wellsville, Ohio
St. Pius Rectory, Mexahala, Ohio
St. Mary Rectory, Shawnee, Ohio
St. Mary's of the Springs Rectory, Shepherd, Ohio
St. Joseph's Rectory, Randolph, Ohio
St. John the Baptist Rectory, Columbus, Ohio
St. Patrick Rectory Buchtel, Ohio

Parochial schools

St. Bernard's School, Akron, Ohio
St. Vincent de Paul's School, Akron, Ohio
St. Mary School, Akron, Ohio
St. Rose School, Lima, Ohio
St. Joseph School, at Tiffin, Ohio
Immaculate Conception School, Youngstown, Ohio
St. Procop School, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Colman School, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Aloysius School, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Vincent School, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Mary School, Conneaut, Ohio
St. Bernard School, New Washington, Ohio
St. Joseph School Canton, Ohio
St. Peter School, Canton, Ohio
Immaculate Conception School, Canton, Ohio
St. John's School Canton, Ohio
St. Mary School, Elyria, Ohio
St. Stephens School, Niles, Ohio
St. Aloysius School, East Liverpool, Ohio
St. Paul School, Salem, Ohio
Immaculate Conception School, Wellsville, Ohio
Holy Name School, Steubenville, Ohio
St. Wenbelin's School, Fostoria, Ohio
St. Augustine's School, Barberton, Ohio
St. Michael's School, Bellaire, Ohio
St. Mary's School, Piqua, Ohio
Sacred Heart School, New Philadelphia, Ohio
St. Rosa School, New Lexington, Ohio

Academies

St. Mary's of the Springs Academy, Shepherd, Ohio
St. Aloysius Academy, New Lexington, Ohio
Ursuline convents Youngstown, Ohio
Ursuline convents Tiffin, Ohio
Villa Angela, an Ursuline academy (remodeled) Nottingham, Ohio
Humility of Mary Academy, Mt. Marie, Ohio
St. Joseph Academy, St. Mary's, Pennsylvania
St. Anne, Cleveland, Ohio

Hospitals

Mercy Hospital, Canton, Ohio
Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Niagara Falls, New York
St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, West Virginia

References

^ Cleveland Architects, William P. Ginther
^ ^a ^b "AKRON ARCHITECT TAKEN BY DEATH Services For WIlliam P. Ginther, Designer of Churches, Wednesday". The Akron Beacon Journal. 16 January 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "NOTED CHURCH PLANNER DIES". The Newark Advocate. January 16, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "About the Grand Halle - the Grand Halle". 30 August 2021.
^ "Funds Sought to Fix Historic Church". Los Angeles Times. 23 December 1996.

External links

[1] Cleveland Architects, William P. Ginther

[ABJObit1933-2] "AKRON ARCHITECT TAKEN BY DEATH Services For WIlliam P. Ginther, Designer of Churches, Wednesday". The Akron Beacon Journal. 16 January 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[NA1933-3] "NOTED CHURCH PLANNER DIES". The Newark Advocate. January 16, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[4] "About the Grand Halle - the Grand Halle". 30 August 2021.

[5] "Funds Sought to Fix Historic Church". Los Angeles Times. 23 December 1996.

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 * St. John's Church, [[Logan, Ohio]]
 * St. Joseph Church, [[Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio|Randolph, Ohio]]
-* St. Francis Xavier Church, (demolished) [[Chicago, Ohio]]
 * St. Mary Church, [[Norwalk, Ohio]]
 * Holy Rosary Church, [[Lowellville, Ohio]]
 * St. Philip Neri Church and Rectory, (closed), [[Murray City, Ohio]]
-* St. Peter Church, [[Mansfield, Ohio]]
+* [[St. Peter's Church (Mansfield, Ohio)|St. Peter Church]], [[Mansfield, Ohio]]
 * St. Paul Church,  [[New Berlin, Ohio|North Canton, Ohio / New Berlin, Ohio]]
 * St Joseph Church, [[Circleville, Ohio]]
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 * St. Mary Church and Rectory. [[McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania]]
 * St. Philip's Church, [[Crafton, Pennsylvania]]
-* Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (closed), [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]<ref>https://grandhalle.com/about-the-grand-halle/</ref>
+* Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (closed), [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://grandhalle.com/about-the-grand-halle/ | title=About the Grand Halle - the Grand Halle | date=30 August 2021 }}</ref>
 * [[Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh|Immaculate Heart of Mary Church]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
 * St. Anne Church  [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
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 * St. Stephen's Church, [[South Oil City, Pennsylvania]]
 * St. Anthony's Church, [[Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania]]
-* [[St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Roanoke, Virginia)|St. Andrew's Church]], [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
+* [[Basilica of St. Andrew (Roanoke, Virginia)|Basilica of St. Andrew]], [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
 * Santa Clara Parish, [[Oxnard, California]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-23-me-12025-story.html | title=Funds Sought to Fix Historic Church | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=23 December 1996 }}</ref>
 * St. Joseph's Church, [[Perry (town), New York|Perry, New York]]
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 ===Hospitals===
 * Mercy Hospital, [[Canton, Ohio]]
-* Mount St. Mary Hospital [[Niagara Falls, New York]]
+* [[Mount_St._Mary%27s_Hospital|Mount St. Mary's Hospital]], [[Niagara Falls, New York]]
 * St. Francis Hospital, [[Charleston, West Virginia]]

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