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Very true. The interesting thing is that the cladding is so old that you could call it historic..

Great shots... I loved the diversity in the Architecture..

Its great to see more wildlife shots on the forum. You really have a great eye for nature. I can see almost all of these photos being professional shots.

beautiful architecture!! There seems to be a lot of Kentucky still unexplored by this website

I keep on getting more and more impressed with urban Colorado. Before getting onto urbanohio I figured Colorado was one sprawling mess.

Wow this place is just stunning! I noticed you took a lot more shots of the commercial district. Did you have trouble getting shots of the campus because of trees?

Nices shots!!

Good stuff. I really respect the effort this town has made to be urban.

Garrettsville These are some pictures I took of Garrettsville earlier this summer. It was apart of my Hiram trip. Overall I was stunned with how much of old Garrettsville is still preserved. It felt like I was stepping into an old western town Wow Garrettsville still has their original mill..

where were the Hannah Fountains located?

Good stuff... There is still a good deal of good residential in the neighborhood

are there any current redevelopment efforts going on right now in the west end?

I remember the great displays they used to have of public square. Today's displays just doesn't compare to what it used to be.. Great pictures by the way!

quite some gloomy pictures... But those are sometimes the best Cleveland pics

Great Post! Tell me more about this architect Cass Gilbert...

I'm very glad that Cleveland is finally paying attention to improving Westpark. I completely agree with 327 that this is one of Cleveland's most intact neighborhood. I feel that in many ways Westpark is one of Cleveland's most important neighborhoods considering that it is a very family oriented neighborhood.

For me being from Cleveland its the vibrant urban atmosphere and the amazing architecture; particularly in residential neighborhoods. These are both things Cleveland lacks. Cleveland unfortunately torn down a lot of their brownstone buildings on the eastside which could revival some D.C, neighborhoods 30-60 years ago.

Loved the shots from the Clinic. That's a view of Cleveland I have not seen yet.

Good to know ;)

Hiram Early this May I had a chance to visit one of my long-time friends from Hiram. This post should be a good contrast to the winter photos posted by Ink back in February. This is the nicest dorm on campus. Its actually where my friend was living.. This was an amazing study room.. I really liked the arch way.. The Library.. The old bell.. Garfield.. He was very involved in the school. I believe he was President at one point.. Eclectic Indeedy!! These homes are some of Hiram's oldest. I believe they're used for department-head locations. They also teach some smaller seminar closes there...

When was your article published?

Wow I was just thinking on Thursday night have well a round about would work around the square. Hopefully the consultants on the Square Redevelopment Project suggest this.

Here is a summary of the Estate provided by the Stan Hywet website: Construction of the Estate In 1907, F.A. Seiberling began buying the land, originally farmland and cornfields, that would become Stan Hywet Hall. After holding a competition, the Seiberling family chose architect Charles S. Schneider to design the home at a cost of $150,000. Because they wanted it to be in the Tudor style, Schneider and the Seiberlings visited England, where they saw famous homes such as Ockwell’s Manor in Berkshire, Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire and Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. While not directly copied, these houses influenced the creation of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. An enormous amount of detail went into the building of the mansion. In fact, there were 3,000 separate blueprints and architectural drawings for its design. The groundbreaking took place in early 1912 and the house foundation was begun in November. In order to facilitate the delivery of massive quantities of building supplies, a railroad spur was created for transport onto the property. During construction, unwanted visitors were a constant problem and architect Charles Schneider even provided F.A. Seiberling with printed passes onto the property that could be handed out to the welcome and authorized visitor. The Seiberlings also hired Boston landscape architect Warren H. Manning and New York interior decorator Hugo F. Huber to round out the project. Huber purchased many of the furniture and artwork in New York, but he and the Seiberlings traveled to England in 1915 to obtain additional furnishings. Manning sought inspiration from the natural topography and wanted the landscape and house to compliment each other. He worked with Schneider to ensure that the house would be built on a location that would provide five different overlooks of the valley and that allees would extend to allow views of the old lagoon and the surrounding foliage. The architect of the estate, Charles Schneider is also very well know from across the Cleveland area. Some of his more notable works include: -Cleveland Trust Building -The Williamson Building (this was demolished when the BP Building was built) -Wade Park Manor -Fenn Tower -Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (over on Superior and W 9th) -Shaker Heights City Hall -A large number of homes in Cleveland Heights This guy was basically a giant when it comes to Cleveland Architecture!! One of the employees from the Estate, James Urban, gave me a pamphlet of some of the works of Charles S. Schneider. He did a tour of some of his architecture back in 2004. Alright now to the Photos... This isn't even the main buildings.. Some funky displays on the lawn... Frank Loyd Wright Dog House!! Now here's the real thing! Unfortunately I couldn't take any interior shots. Its prohibited by the Museum. But I do recommend it. It incredible!! The Gardens are also well worth the trip...

I love the intactness of the town. Very little of the historical buildings have been lost

Wow I'm sorry to hear that. I had no problems at all. Do you know if you can take photos from the top of Tower City? I hear that it was closed for awhile because of Homeland Security but this may have lifted. What kind of camera do you use by the way? You have some great photos