Marker #21-18 : Hiram House / Same

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#1- The Setting- Dec '06 uploaded by D.J.Reiser

Name	User	Date
#1- The Setting- Dec '06	D.J.Reiser	12-12-06
#2- The Marker	D.J.Reiser	12-12-06
#3- Fresh Air Camp	D.J.Reiser	12-12-06
#4- Education	D.J.Reiser	12-12-06
Dedication Ceremony	Hiram House	11-17-08
Marker Inscription	Hiram House	11-17-08
Marker Site	Hiram House	11-17-08
Hiram House Entrance	Hiram House	11-17-08

Side A : "Hiram House"

Hiram House was Ohio's first settlement house and among the earliest in the nation, opening in October 1896 in Cleveland's Whiskey Island neighborhood. Representing the ideals of a late-1800s urban progressive movement, settlement houses provided--through "service, not charity" --health, recreational, and self-development opportunities that were not widely available in this era. Founded by Hiram College divinity graduate George A. Bellamy (1872-1960), Hiram House administered a wide range of social services for people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds. Bellamy established the "Fresh Air Camp" circa 1900; Cleveland industrialist Samuel Mather donated this tract of land in 1903. In continuous operation since its founding, Hiram House has provided outdoor experiences and educational programs for thousands of Ohio children.

Side B : "Same"

Same

Latitude / Longitude

41.448873 ° / -81.44495 ° - Map Marker

Address

33775 Hiram Trail
Moreland Hills, OH 44022
Cuyahoga County

Location Directions

33775 Hiram Trail

Keywords

Neighborhoods, Shelters

Categories

Social/Welfare Services

Sponsor(s)

Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Hiram House, and The Ohio Historical Society

Year

2001