Career
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.
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. A number of Joseph"s works and at least one of the partnership"s works are listed on the United States. National Register of Historic Places.
Works of either (with attribution) include:
American Legion Hall, 219 West. Legion Way Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Cloverfields, 1100 Carlyon Avenue., Southeast Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office, 600 Capitol Way North. Olympia, Washington (Wohleb & Wohleb), NRHP-listed
Jeffers Studio, 500 and 502 South. Washington Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Lord, C. J., Mansion, 211 West. 21st Avenue. Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Henry McCleary House, 111 West. 21st Avenue.
Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Olympia National Bank, 422 South. Capitol Way Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Olympia Public Library, (1914), South. Franklin and East. 7th Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph H), NRHP-listed
F. West. Schmidt House, 2831 Orange Olympia, Washington (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
Thurston County Courthouse, Capitol Way Olympia, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph), NRHP-listed
Rainier Brewery addition, 3100 Airport Way Seattle, Washington (Wohleb,Joseph)
One or more works in Olympia Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by State Avenue., 8th Avenue., Columbia Saint, and Franklin Saint Olympia, Washington (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Centralia Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by Center Saint, Burlington Northern right-of-way, Walnut st., and Pearl Saint Centralia, Washington (Wohleb, Joseph), NRHP-listed.
