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St. Barbara Church

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Located at West 15th St and Denison Avenue

History

St. Barbara, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 on Valley Road. The location made it difficult for parishioners from around Denison Avenue to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy. When the church burnt down, parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison.

This Polish parish was known as Barbarowa, pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa".

Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were:

  • Poznan (near East 79th and St. Clair Ave.)
  • Krakowa (Lansing Ave. and East 71st)
  • Warszawa (East 65th near Fleet Ave.)
  • Kantowa (near East 71st and Grant Ave.)
  • Josephatowa
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