Joseph Wohleb
# Joseph Wohleb

Joseph Henry Wohleb (1887–1958) was an American architect from Washington.

## Life and career

He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in California. He is known for the design of classic motion picture theaters in the 1920s. He was also the designer of Cloverfields in Olympia, a farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also, he served as the architect for the Washington State Capitol Museum and other buildings on the Washington State Capitol Campus.

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.

## Legacy

A number of Joseph's works and at least one of the partnership's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

## Architectural works

* Jeffers Studio, Olympia, Washington (1913, NRHP 1987)
* "Cloverfields" for Hazard Stevens, Olympia, Washington (1914, NRHP 1978)
* House for O. C. Hanson, Olympia, Washington (1914)
* House for John T. Otis, Olympia, Washington (1914)
* Olympia National Bank Building, Olympia, Washington (1914–15, NRHP 1987)
* Olympia Public Library, Olympia, Washington (1914, NRHP 1982)
* House for Charles H. Springer, Olympia, Washington (1917)
* Elks Building, Olympia, Washington (1919, NRHP 1988)
* Elks Lodge, Centralia, Washington (1919)
* Bremerton Elks Temple, Bremerton, Washington (1920, NRHP 1995)
* House for Emmett N. Parker, Olympia, Washington (1920)
* American Legion Hall, Olympia, Washington (1921, NRHP 1987)
* Centralia City Hall, Centralia, Washington (1921–23)
* House for M. L. McCully, Olympia, Washington (1921)
* Capital National Bank Building, Olympia, Washington (1922)
* House for Clarence J. Lord, Olympia, Washington (1923, NRHP 1981)
* Lincoln School (former), Olympia, Washington (1923)
* House for Henry McCleary, Olympia, Washington (1923, NRHP 1978)
* Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington (1924)
* House for Joseph Wohleb, Olympia, Washington (1926)
* Mason County Courthouse, Shelton, Washington (1929–30, NRHP 2013)
* Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, Washington (1929–30, NRHP 1981)
* Olympia Press Building, Olympia, Washington (1930)
* John A. Cherberg Building of the Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington (1937)
* House for F. W. Schmidt, Olympia, Washington (1938, NRHP 1995)
* Washington State Capitol Conservatory, Olympia, Washington (1938–39)
* House for Walter Draham, Olympia, Washington (1940)
* Rockway-Leland Building, Olympia, Washington (1941)
* Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office, Olympia, Washington (1952, NRHP 2007)
* Bay View Brewery, Seattle, Washington (no date, NRHP 2013)
* Rainier Brewery addition, Seattle, Washington (no date)

## Gallery of architectural works

* Jeffers Studio, Olympia, Washington, 1913.
* Cloverfields, Olympia, Washington, 1914.
* Olympia National Bank Building, Olympia, Washington, 1914-15.
* Elks Building, Olympia, Washington, 1919.
* Elks Lodge, Centralia, Washington, 1919.
* Bremerton Elks Temple, Bremerton, Washington, 1920.
* American Legion Hall, Olympia, Washington, 1921.
* Centralia City Hall, Centralia, Washington, 1921-23.
* House for Clarence J. Lord, Olympia, Washington, 1923.
* House for Henry McCleary, Olympia, Washington, 1923.
* Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington, 1924.
* Mason County Courthouse, Shelton, Washington, 1929-30.
* Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, Washington, 1929-30.
* John A. Cherberg Building of the Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington, 1937.
* House for F. W. Schmidt, Olympia, Washington, 1938.
* Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office, Olympia, Washington, 1952.
