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

University Hall

The Samuel Mather Mansion

Archived Photo

1. University Hall Marker

Inscription. The 43-room Tudor mansion represents a fine example of stately homes in Cleveland at the turn of the century and is the last of the "Millionaire Row" homes that once lined Euclid Avenue. It was designed by Charles F. Schweinfurth, a world-renowned Cleveland architect, in 1905-06 and completed in 1910 at a cost of $1,200,000. Following Samuel Mather's death in 1931, the building was occupied by the Cleveland Institute of Music until 1940 then by the Cleveland Automobile Club until 1967 when it was purchased by The Cleveland State University. The mansion was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1973.

Erected 1974 by The Cleveland State University and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 41° 30.144′ N, 81° 40.234′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue (U.S.

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20). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2605 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s 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: Journalist Dorothy Fuldheim (approx. 0.2 miles away); Upbeat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Malvin (approx. half a mile away); Sarah Benedict House (approx. half a mile away); Birth of Rock 'N' Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Playhouse Square (approx. 0.6 miles away); 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Archived Photo

2. University Hall Marker

marker as seen from the front sidewalk, before re-construction of the site

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

3. University Hall Marker

the Samuel Mather mansion, later used as University Hall, now used as a private dinning/meeting venue on the Cleveland State campus

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

4. University Hall Marker

current sign at mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.