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

Greenwood Farm

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

1. Greenwood Farm Marker

Inscription. Greenwood Farm straddles the East Branch of Euclid Creek where a waterfall and gorge expose outcroppings of Euclid bluestone. George and Maude Maynard Phypers acquired the property in 1908. Four generations of the Phypers family lived here until the City of Richmond Heights purchased it in 2004. Called Cleveland’s “Insurance Dean” for his leadership in the field, George (1873-1972) was a businessman and civic leader. He served on the Richmond Heights Village Council from 1921 to 1953. Maude (1872-1965) was the first woman to serve on the local school board (1931). The 17-acre farm includes a 19th century post-and-beam English barn and a 1917 Colonial Revival brick house. A powerhouse supplied electricity to the farm and a nearby school prior to rural electrification in the 1930s. Greenwood Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation; Greenwood Farm Historical, Cultural & Arts Association, Inc.; Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 136-18.)

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

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34.352′ N, 81° 29.7′ W. Marker is in Richmond Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on Richmond Road (Ohio Route 175), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 264 Richmond Road, Cleveland OH 44143, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry Kelsey Devereux and “The Spirit of ’76” (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Dedicated July 4, 1976 (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Harry Coulby (approx. 1.9 miles away); Coulby Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Euclid v. Ambler Realty Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Willoughby Hills Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

2. Greenwood Farm Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

3. Greenwood Farm Marker

marker as seen from the driveway at 624 Richmond Road

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 24, 2019

4. Greenwood Farm Marker

the house

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.