Projects
Jesse Owens Family Home
| 2178 E. 100th St., Cleveland, OH | The Jesse Owens Family Home, located at 2178 E. 100th Street in Cleveland, is a designated Cleveland Landmark and the former residence of Olympic legend Jesse Owens. Built…
Lee Harvard: The Suburb in the City
This book, the first-ever published history of these neighborhoods, documents and celebrates a success story, a Cleveland case of Black community-building. The story starts just west of the intersection of Lee and Seville Roads, where a…
The African-American Experience in Cleveland
The Cleveland Restoration Society’s 40th Anniversary Legacy Project was a survey of resources significant to Cleveland’s African-American history and culture followed by an educational component called “Know Our Heritage.” The survey was completed by Alexa McDonough,…