Name/Title
Tolliver, Arthur S (Builder and Inventor)Entry/Object ID
2024.2.3Scope and Content
Arthur Sidney Adams Tolliver was a craftsman who built many homes in Lorain from the ground up, including 1609 W. 19th Street and 1100 W. 20th Street. He specialized in brick homes and had a special design for chimneys. He was born in Lebanon, TN and attended Tuskegee University for blueprinting and contracting before moving to Cleveland, OH and then Lorain sometime between 1935 and 1945. He assisted with building the airfields that were used by the Tuskegee Airmen during the war.
He also obtained a patent for an embalming apparatus he invented in 1943, the cover of which is featured here. A full copy of the patent is available in the Lorain Historical Society archive.
**The patent application was filed in 1943 and granted in 1945. At the time of the application, Tolliver was living in Tuskegee, Alabama.Collection
Lorain Black History ArchivesAcquisition
Accession
2024.2Source or Donor
Willis, JevanAcquisition Method
Donation