One of the well-known gems of the neighborhood is the Richard Wagner statue located in Edgewater Park. It was commissioned in 1911 by the Goethe-Schiller Society, which selected the accomplished sculptor Herman N. Matzen to create the monument. Mr. Matzen was born in Denmark on July 15, 1861. He studied at the Academy of Fine … Continue reading “Herman N. Matzen’s Edgewater Connection”
On June 14, 1883, The New York Times published an article entitled, “WEALTHY CLEVELAND MEN: A CITY THAT HAS GROWN A CROP OF MILLIONAIRES” (p.5). In the article, The Gray Lady discussed such well-known Clevelanders as J.H. Wade, Henry B. Payne, George F. Brush, and John D. Rockefeller. The article did not neglect to mention, … Continue reading “Jacob Bishop Perkins: Twin Elms & Edgewater Park”
Admittedly it is more than a bit egocentric to have what is essentially a “blog,” but in truth I do not view it as so much a blog but more as an up to date “sandbox,” which is what I called anything I committed to paper when I was in college so, so many decades … Continue reading “ABOUT NCA”
Joseph M. Gasser, was a resident of the Edgewater neighborhood from 1886 until his death in 1908. His honorable life of sacrifice, service, contribution, and industry, stands as stern rebuke to those small-minded fear-mongers amongst us who would build walls to shut out immigrants from foreign lands seeking refuge in the land of opportunity. Joseph … Continue reading “Joseph M. Gasser: Immigrant, Patriot, and Florist”
Leonard Colton Hanna was a summer resident of the Edgewater neighborhood from 1890 until shortly before he sold the property in 1911. We mentioned him briefly in discussing his more famous brother, Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, and Senator Hanna’s Glenmere estate, in several previously published Beacon articles. In this brief article, we will give L.C. … Continue reading “L.C. Hanna: Professional Baseball Player, Industrial Magnate, and Gatling Gun Battery Captain”
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