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  Does anyone know if there is a resource for historical houses in East Cleveland?

  I'm mulling the idea of a move home, and the opportunity to renovate a run down historical home intrigues me.

 

  I live in New Orleans now, and I see every day what can be brought back to life. 

 

  Anyone know where I could start looking?

 

Thanks

Check Brewster Road.  Hopefully these links work.

 

http://www.howardhanna.com/property/proplist.asp?VAR_SearchType=&VAR_AllowSaveSearch=1&PRM_MlsName=northernoh%7Cashlandoh%7Cfirelandsoh%7Cmansfieldoh%7ChowardhannaCleveland%7CNorthernOHSold&PRM_PropertyTypeCode=&PRM_Minimum_Price=&PRM_Maximum_Price=&PRM_Minimum_Beds=&PRM_Minimum_baths=&VAR_Propertycounty=&VAR_Propertycity=East+Cleveland&PRM_SchoolDistrict=&PRM_MLSNumber=&PRM_Address=brewster&PRM_zipCode=&PRM_MINimum_SqFt=&PRM_Minimum_Acreage=&PRM_YearBuilt=&PRM_NumStories=&PRM_Style=&PRM_Minimum_GarageSize=&pagesize=20

 

http://www.howardhanna.com/property/property.asp?PRM_MLSNumber=3678288&PRM_MlsName=NorthernOH

My suspicion is that the "uphill" historic homes of East Cleveland have been pretty well-maintained over the years. It's the "downhill" EC homes on and off of Euclid Avenue--those that still exist--that are probably the most ripe for some serious rehabilitation efforts.

^Probably true.

 

Punch, depending how adventurous you're feeling, the very southeastern corner of East Cleveland (SE of Euclid, South of Superior) might be an interesting place to look. Several streets (between Roxbury and Rosalind) have pretty big, largely intact houses.  The neighborhood is bordered on one side by the Lakeview cemetery, so no cut-through traffic.  It's not quite part of the Heights like the Forest Hills section all the way up the hill, but it's still a bit insulated from the mass abandonment of most of the city and it's very close to Little Italy and University Circle.

Thanks yall, I'll check out the links and get after some google streetview.

 

I'm looking for a place like you are describing Strap

OMG SMITH - 2025 LEE!!!!!

OMG SMITH - 2025 LEE!!!!!

 

Ha. Buy it! For $125k it's practically free!

Perfect! Whatever house you buy, I hope you post before-and-after photos of your restoration work. Hopefully it will inspire others to do follow in your footsteps.

 

EDIT: I've never explored Brewster Road before, nor did I know the history that these 81 homes on John D. Rockefeller's former estate were built at the direction of his son. I'm "driving" down the street now on Google Streetview and I'm blown away. They are all amazingly beautiful houses. And those that are for sale are all listed at under $140,000. Incredible!!!

Perfect! Whatever house you buy, I hope you post before-and-after photos of your restoration work. Hopefully it will inspire others to do follow in your footsteps.

 

EDIT: I've never explored Brewster Road before, nor did I know the history that these 81 homes on John D. Rockefeller's former estate were built at the direction of his son. I'm "driving" down the street now on Google Streetview and I'm blown away. They are all amazingly beautiful houses. And those that are for sale are all listed at under $140,000. Incredible!!!

 

Yeah it's really an amazing neighborhood and a hidden gem of East Cleveland. Certainly not what one thinks of when they think of EC. Also take a look at Oakhill Road just a few blocks away. That neighborhood really looks like it could be part of Shaker Heights.

 

Also very close in proximity to Forest Hill Park which is a bonus.

 

Wow. I had heard of as a teenager of the opulence of East Cleveland and such magnificent houses but thought all of them that fallen into disrepair and/or demolished.

 

Glad to be proven wrong although I was bummed to learn that the Rockefeller development is less than 100 homes.

 

Some more information that I'm digging up on them:

 

http://clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Article+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=5F981F3379934A0CA52CB8AB760C034E

81

 

http://www.fhho.org/history.asp

 

I'm surprised to some nearby streets have ranches built in the 50s (Cleviden, Henley, Newbury).

 

Originally I was thinking of houses like the ones on Forest Hills, to not only get a good house, but to hopefully be a catalyst and have other people do it as well. 

But, WOW Brewster rd!!!

 

That house at the corner of Lee and Brewster certainly looks like it would fall into the category of catalytic. It was a model home for the Rockefeller development, it's highly visible, and it looks like it's in need of TLC. Its fate could have some psychological impacts on the entire neighborhood, in either direction.

Or there's the old Warner and Swasey observatory on North Taylor at Hanover Drive!

 

Originally I was thinking of houses like the ones on Forest Hills, to not only get a good house, but to hopefully be a catalyst and have other people do it as well. 

But, WOW Brewster rd!!!

 

 

There's a tremendous number of great old houses on Forest Hill Avenue (not to be confused with Forest Hill Boulevard up the hill). And it's a shame to see so many abandoned and falling apart.

I'll let you know what I wind up doing, my plan is to leave New Orleans ("Woo!" - my liver) next year before the start of summer.

 

Hopefully other people will recognize some of the amazing homes for sale that are perfect for rehabs.

So I have to say this thread caused me to get in my car and make the drive over to see these Rockefeller homes and the ones on Forest Hill Avenue.

 

The Rockefeller homes are amazing - I want one ha! I was so surprised how well taken care of this area is, despite the proximity to the park and the reputation that EC currently has. I wondered who lives in them - who has the guts to move in this area. Or are most of them people who have lived in them for years and know they couldn't sell them. In Shaker Heights, these houses would easily sell for double what some of them are now listed at.

 

The homes on Forest Hills Ave are equally impressive, but not well taken care of. I saw one or two maybe. With the proximity to Univ. Circle, I think this area could see some gentrification, however. Sort of like Glenville.

Wondering if anything ever became of this...Punch?

I'm still raping the earth for oil down here in New Orleans, but if they make me move to Houston, I'll become a free agent again.

 

I have a couple of siblings who live in Euclid, right on the lake.  If I make my move back to the CLE I am thinking I will try to get a lot on the water.  It may mean I live in far out east, but the lake is so breathtaking that is where I will start my search.  Still will consider a renovation if the  right house comes along.