Saturday, November 29, 2008

William Ginther, Architect

Akron architect William Ginther (1858-1933) designed several churches in the Diocese of Toledo, including St. Mary’s, Norwalk; Good Shepherd, Toledo; St. John’s, Defiance; and Sacred Heart, Bethlehem (Shelby Settlement).

Many more churches listed here:
http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/arch/pdf/archdetailPrint.php?afil=&archID=96

2 comments:

Kevin Hammer said...

Old St. Wendelin's had a lot of similarities to St. John's in Defiance, so I'll bet that's true.

Alex Fries said...

Oh my...St. Mary Norwalk's address is wrong on that list...there is no "west Avenue" in Norwalk..haha. Unless it's an original name, though i highly doubt it.