Forest Hill Park
National Register of Historic Places

Forest Hill Park

East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Listed
February 27, 1998
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000072

About this property

Forest Hill Park is an historic urban park that was a portion of John D. Rockefeller's estate, located in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Two-thirds of the park lie in East Cleveland, and the remaining third is in Cleveland Heights. The 248-acre (1.00 km2) park has six baseball diamonds (four lit), six lit tennis courts and walking trails that have retained the natural green space as intended by John D. Rockefeller Jr., who deeded the park to the two cities in 1936. Albert Davis Taylor was the park's landscape architect. It is the largest single body of green space between two large metroparks on the far east and west sides of Cleveland.

Location

East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
41.52337, -81.57586

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Forest Hill Historic District
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0.5 mi
Forest Hill Realty Sales Office
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0.5 mi
Temple on the Heights
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0.5 mi
Heights Rockfeller Building
Industrial
0.6 mi
Garfield Terrace Apartments
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0.7 mi

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When was Forest Hill Park listed on the National Register?

Forest Hill Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Forest Hill Park?

Forest Hill Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Forest Hill Park?

The period of significance for Forest Hill Park is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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