Edgewater in Lakewood in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Nicholson Homestead
1835
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009
1. Nicholson Homestead Marker
Lakewood's oldest frame house.
Lakewood Historical Society
Courtesy of the Junior Board & the Fieg Sewering Co.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 41° 29.087′ N, 81° 46.977′ W. Marker is in Lakewood, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Edgewater. It is at the intersection of Detroit Avenue and Nicholson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Detroit Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13335 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood OH 44107, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cowan Pottery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alexander Winton Homestead (approx. half a mile away); The National Carbon Company / GrafTech International (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lakewood Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oldest Stone House (approx. one mile away); Lakewood Veterans War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Lakewood Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.
Also see . . . The Nicholson House. Lakewood Historical Society website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
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Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009
2. The Nicholson House
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 12, 2009
3. The Nicholson House
Carl Waite, for the Historic American Buildings Survey, April 28, 1936
4. North Elevation
Carl Waite, for the Historic American Buildings Survey, April 28, 1936
5. East Elevation
Carl Waite, for the Historic American Buildings Survey, April 28, 1936
6. Interior, Main Entrance
Carl Waite, for the Historic American Buildings Survey, April 28, 1936
7. Detail, Main Stair
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,285 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 18, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
