Cleveland Heights in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Benjamin Rose

1828-1908

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Benjamin Rose Marker

Inscription. Briton, industrialist and philanthropist who came to Cleveland in 1848. Formed the Cleveland Provision Company in 1875, Cleveland's largest meat packer. Pioneered meat shipping using refrigerated cars. Built the Rose Building, E. 9th and Prospect, in 1900. An incorporator of Case School of Applied Science and a vestryman at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. At his death, his primary bequest of $3 million established the Benjamin Rose Institute to care for the elderly poor.

Erected by Lake View Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 41° 30.742′ N, 81° 35.261′ W. Marker is in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20). Marker is in Lake View Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jeptha Wade (within shouting distance of this marker); Adella Prentiss Hughes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raymond J. "Chappie" Chapman

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); First Lieutenant Roger Cleveland Newberry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Andrew C. Novick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harry Lyman Davis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry A. Sherwin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lakeview Cemetery 9-11 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

Also see . . . The Benjamin Rose Institute. (Submitted on October 13, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. Benjamin Rose Marker

Rose grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. Rose grave marker

Benjamin Rose grave marker (detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

4. Benjamin Rose grave marker (detail)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.