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This 1905 Swiss Chalet Revival style house was built for Frederick W. Bomonti, a famous Swiss American restaurateur in Cleveland. It is an exemplar of the type of architecture favored by Swiss Americans, a large and influential immigrant group in Cleveland in the late 1800s. 19: Broadway Avenue Historic District: Broadway Avenue Historic District
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, as it is known today, was founded in 1920. It was located in an office of the Lennox Building. [5] At the end of the following year, the museum moved to a mansion on Euclid Avenue, a part of Cleveland's millionaires' row. [6] This location was first opened to the public June 24, 1922. [5]
Italian American Museum of Cleveland: Little Italy: Ethnic - Italian American: History of Italians in Northeast Ohio Learning Center and Money Museum: Downtown Cleveland Numismatic Part of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Louis Stokes Museum Central Biographical Located at Outhwaite Homes, life of politician Louis Stokes [4]
The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle. The society was founded in 1867, making it the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio. WRHS is focused on the history of the Western Reserve. WRHS ...
A bronze statue of Parke stands on Merrion Street in Dublin, outside the Natural History Museum. Parke's statue on Merrion Street, Dublin On the granite pedestal is a bronze plaque depicting the incident on 13 August 1887 when Parke sucked the poison from an arrow wound in the chest of Capt. William G. Stairs to save his life.
A relatively new museum concept is coming to Ohio. The Museum of Illusions − a chain of some 40 museums scattered across 25 countries − has announced that it plans to open in downtown Cleveland.
The county itself is named after the village of Leitrim near the River Shannon, which was an important stronghold during the Ó Ruairc (O'Rourke) family reign. The remains of O'Rourke's Castle can still be found in the village centre. The name 'Leitrim' itself is derived from the Irish Liath Druim, meaning 'grey ridge', and is a commonplace ...
Carrick-on-Shannon is situated on a fording point of the Shannon. In the vicinity of Drumsna, on the County Roscommon border, are the remains of an Iron Age fortification. . Corryolus townland on the Shannon (Irish: Coraidh-Eoluis, meaning 'weir of Eolais') remembers Eolais Mac Biobhsach, ancestor of the Muintir Eolais who were the most famous ancient Leitrim sub-septs in the Barony of Mohill ...