On Nicholson Avenue south of Hazelwood Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
At this location, in 1913, R. Guy Cowan opened Northeast Ohio's only art pottery, the Cowan Pottery Studio (known first as the Cleveland Pottery and Tile Company). Cowan began molding Lakewood's clay into sculptural forms covered with unique glazes. . . . — — Map (db m202521) HM
On Bunts Road south of Detoit Avenue (Alternate U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south.
Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland was a prominent nineteenth century professor, physician, naturalist, and horticulturalist. In 1837, Kirtland purchased land in Rockport Township that stretched from Madison Avenue to Lake Erie. Kirtland used that land as a . . . — — Map (db m136827) HM
On Belle Avenue at Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Belle Avenue.
The changing use of this land, now Lakewood Park, reflects the
development of Lakewood, Ohio from a small agricultural community
to a thriving modern suburb. Early settler John Honam''s property
stretched north from Detroit Avenue to Lake Erie, . . . — — Map (db m136862) HM
Women’s suffrage–the right for women to vote–was part of the women’s rights movement in the United States from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. In 1912 and 1914, women’s suffrage was on the state ballot in Ohio. Both times, the issue failed . . . — — Map (db m229876) HM
This house of
native sandstone
was built circa 1838 by
John Honam
A Scottish Weaver
This tablet placed by
Lakewood Chapter, D.A.R. 1949 — — Map (db m17918) HM
On Madison Avenue at Newman Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Madison Avenue.
On April 29, 1879, using arc carbons from the forerunner of The National Carbon Company, the City of Cleveland was illuminated by the world’s first practical electric street lamp. The National Carbon Company was established in Cleveland, Ohio in . . . — — Map (db m136896) HM
On Lake Avenue just east of Gold Coast Lane, on the right when traveling west.
On this site, Alexander Winton (1860-1932), an American automobile
pioneer, built and lived in a lakefront estate named Roseneath.
Winton was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States as
a young man, settling in Cleveland. In the early . . . — — Map (db m136894) HM
