Name/Title
Tolliver, Arthur S (Builder and Inventor)Entry/Object ID
2024.2.1Scope 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.
This photo of Arthur Tolliver and his family was taken on Hough Street in Cleveland at the home of Ruby Taylor Tolliver in about 1956.
Front Row (left to right): Jewel H. Tolliver (Cofield), Jacqueline Tolliver (Rogers), Rozlinda Tolliver (Willis)
Back Row (left to right): Jerome R. Tolliver, Arthur Sidney Adams Tolliver, Mary Emma Canada (Tolliver), Brendalyn U. Tolliver Willis (Jackson)Collection
Lorain Black History ArchivesAcquisition
Accession
2024.2Source or Donor
Willis, JevanAcquisition Method
Donation