William H. Nicklas

William H. Nicklas (1866–1960) was an Ohio architect who was best known for his church designs in partnership with Sidney Badgley.

William H. Nicklas
Born1866
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Died1960
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect

Nicklas was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University. He first began his career in education and was working as an architect by 1894 in New Philadelphia. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1897 and worked in Sidney Rose Badgley's office as a draftsman. Nicklas became a partner in 1904 in the firm which became known as Badgley and Nicklas until it was dissolved in 1913. Nicklas continued the firm for several years after the death of Badgley in 1917.

The largest portion of the firm's work was in the Cleveland area but also designed buildings throughout the Midwestern United States. Many of these buildings are today listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Incomplete list of extant Nicklas designs:

Selected works
Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
Deering Memorial United Methodist Church, gift of William Deering 1910–1911 Sidney Badgley & William H. Nicklas Gothic Revival South Paris, Maine
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church,[1] 1904–06 Sidney Badgley & William H. Nicklas Gothic Revival Richmond, Indiana
Calvary Baptist Church 1907 Sidney Badgley & William H. Nicklas Gothic Revival Providence, Rhode Island
Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Michigan) 1910–11 Sidney Badgley & William H. Nicklas Gothic Revival Detroit, Michigan
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church 1911 Sidney Badgley & William H. Nicklas Gothic Revival Detroit, Michigan

References
  1. http://www.waynet.org/waynet/spotlight/2007/070419-reidchurch.htm
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