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Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 29,439. Shaker Heights is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland, abutting the eastern edge of the city's limits. It is a planned community developed by the Van Sweringen brothers, railroad moguls who envisioned the community ...
Nov 21, 2019 · By 1931, when Shaker Hts. was incorporated as a city, the community’s population had increased 10-fold to 17,783. The new city’s charter provided for a mayor-council form of government with council members elected at large. The community’s third mayor, WILLIAM J. VAN AKEN, served from 1917-50. By 1949 the population of Shaker Hts. reached ...
These houses became an enduring asset for the City of Shaker Heights, officially established in 1931. in 1947, the Shaker Historical Society was founded to preserve and to promote the history of the North Union Shakers. Today, their mission includes the legacy of the Van Sweringens and more modern achievements of Shaker Heights.
Added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1984, the Shaker Village Historic District was created to recognize Shaker Heights' significance as a Garden City–influenced planned suburban community. The designation of Shaker Heights as a historic district helped to redefine the community's identity and reaffirm its intrinsic values. Roughly bounded by Fairmount ...
Feb 21, 2020 · When a bomb was placed inside a Shaker Heights home 64 years ago, it set in motion a community determined to be a beacon of hope in a tumultuous time, a legacy that lives on today. SHAKER HEIGHTS ...
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16740 South Park Blvd Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216.921.1201 or toll free 800.860.6078 shakerhistory@shakerhistory.org Hours Wed-Fri: 11am-5pm Sat-Sun: 12-5pm Mon-Tues: CLOSED
The museum also offers periodic changing exhibits and has library collections from the 19th-century Shakers and from the 20th-century Shaker Heights area. Average visit time: Allow 1+ hours. Shaker Historical Museum is managed locally by the Shaker Historical Society. Audiences: K-5th Grade Students, 6-8th Grade Students, 9-12th Grade Students ...
