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:A German immigrant, Jacob Schneider, owned and farmed a large tract of land that he purchased in 1853 from Alex Ingham. In the mid-1880's when he was in his 70's, he began disposing of his holdings by selling off individual lots. Some were sold to his children: Mary Elizabeth (a spinster), Mary A. (wife of Charles Kroehle), Julia C. (wife of Edmund Nicolaus), and Herbert. Only Mary Elizabeth remained in the neighborhood until her death in 1915.
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:A German immigrant, Jacob Schneider, purchased a large tract of land in 1853 from Alex Ingham. Jacob, a piano manufacturer, lived with his wife Christina (Graef) in a large home at the corner of Denison Ave. and West 23rd St. This corner property (sublots 113 & 114 in the Jacob Schneider Allotment) later became the site of an apartment complex.
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:In the mid-1880's when he was in his 70's, he began disposing of his holdings by selling off individual lots. Some were sold to his children: Mary Elizabeth (a spinster), Mary A. (wife of Charles Kroehle), Julia C. (wife of Edmund Nicolaus), and Herbert. Only Mary Elizabeth remained in the neighborhood until her death in 1915.

Revision as of 19:23, 3 February 2009

OWNERS:

Jacob Schneider (1812-??)

LOCATION:

Part of Original Lot 65 situated in the Township of Brooklyn, County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio.
Bounded by the west side of West 21st St., the south side of Denison Avenue, the east side of West 23rd St.. to Hurley Avenue (formerly known as South Street) on the south.

HISTORY:

A German immigrant, Jacob Schneider, purchased a large tract of land in 1853 from Alex Ingham. Jacob, a piano manufacturer, lived with his wife Christina (Graef) in a large home at the corner of Denison Ave. and West 23rd St. This corner property (sublots 113 & 114 in the Jacob Schneider Allotment) later became the site of an apartment complex.
In the mid-1880's when he was in his 70's, he began disposing of his holdings by selling off individual lots. Some were sold to his children: Mary Elizabeth (a spinster), Mary A. (wife of Charles Kroehle), Julia C. (wife of Edmund Nicolaus), and Herbert. Only Mary Elizabeth remained in the neighborhood until her death in 1915.




Property Developers


LOT 64:
Hanna EstateStewart Land Company

LOT 65:

Betts and BibbinsFuller, Kain, and KroehleFish-SchneiderMoses FishJacob Schneider

LOT 74:

Consolidated Oyster PackingCurtis, Ambler, and PixleyCurtis-Ambler RealtyCurtiss, Foster, and SpragueEbenezer Foster HeirsEdwin H. FosterGates and FosterGates, Curtis, and Foster K,L,&J (Kroehle, Luce, & Jenman)Kees and BruchLeonard G. FosterLeonard PixleyPetty and BaldwinSprankle RealtyWilliam Mallo


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