Hough in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Yellow House
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 14, 2009
1. The Yellow House Marker
Built 1876
By the Lemuel S. Hart family
Original site 757 Ansel Avenue
donated by
The Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co.
Oldest legal publisher in America, founded 1804
Firm headquarters
1943-1995
Moved to current Learning Garden site in 1998
To serve as Cleveland Botanical Garden's Youth Education Center
through the generous efforts of
Walter H. Drane, Craig W. Fraser, Montgomery L. Frazier, P. Jeffrey Lucier
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 41° 30.358′ N, 81° 38.644′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Hough. It is at the intersection of Chester Avenue (U.S. 322) and East 66th Street, on the right when traveling east on Chester Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44103, 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: Old Dunham Tavern Garden (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dunham Tavern (about 600 feet away); League Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wings Over Jordan Choir (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hough Uprising (approx. 0.6 miles away); The History of Hough (1799-1979)
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Garrett A. Morgan (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Entry on the Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co. in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. (Submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 14, 2009
2. The Yellow House
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 14, 2009
3. The Yellow House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,023 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 18, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
