Berea in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lyceum Square
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 3, 2007
1. Lyceum Square Marker
Inscription.
Lyceum Square. . On this site the Lyceum Village and the Berea Seminary were established in 1837 by John Baldwin, Jame Giruth, Henry O. Sheldon, and Josiah Holbrook. Their vision was to create the first in a connected series of Lyceum Villages. The Villages were designed especially to assist in the education of teachers, promote “scientific” exchanges over the world and thus encourage the study of the works and word of God, and cultivate the spirit of “peace on earth and good will to men.” The community, however, declined and in 1842, John Baldwin assumed the indebtedness of $15,000. James Wallace acquired the area. It was owned by the Methodist Children’s Home in the 1860’s and then sold to German Wallace College in 1866, becoming the original German Wallace College Campus.
On this site the Lyceum Village and the Berea Seminary were established in 1837 by John Baldwin, Jame Giruth, Henry O. Sheldon, and Josiah Holbrook. Their vision was to create the first in a connected series of Lyceum Villages. The Villages were designed especially to assist in the education of teachers, promote “scientific” exchanges over the world and thus encourage the study of the works and word of God, and cultivate the spirit of “peace on earth and good will to men.” The community, however, declined and in 1842, John Baldwin assumed the indebtedness of $15,000. James Wallace acquired the area. It was owned by the Methodist Children’s Home in the 1860’s and then sold to German Wallace College in 1866, becoming the original German Wallace College Campus.
Erected 2001 by Baldwin-Wallace College, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 23-18.)
Location. 41° 22.078′ N, 81° 51.088′ W. Marker is in Berea, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. Marker is on
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Seminary Street, ¼ mile north of Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berea OH 44017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Lyceum Square. The Methodist Children’s Home still exist and is the subject of another historic marker.
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 3, 2007
2. Baldwin - Wallace College, Memorial Building
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 3, 2007
3. Memorial Chapel
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,222 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.