Shaker Heights Village Town Hall (Northwest View), 1928

Baus caption: Shaker Heights Town Hall. Lee and Shaker Blvd. 1928

Baus caption: Shaker Heights Town Hall. Lee and Shaker Blvd. 1928

Name/Title

Shaker Heights Village Town Hall (Northwest View), 1928

Entry/Object ID

082.1931 Bau.704

Tags

Shaker Heights, 20th Century, 1920s, City Government, Boulevard Neighborhood, Lee Road, Architecture

Description

Plate 704 from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus showing a northwest view of the original Shaker Heights Village town hall and police department on the northeast corner of Lee Road and Shaker Boulevard. Baus description: "The pioneer town hall of Shaker Hghts. stood on Lee Rd. north of Shaker Blvd. on the site of the old Shaker Meeting house. It also housed the police dpt., while the fire dpt. occupied a building in the rear. View shows the n.w. sides, and Chief John Irvin (right) with three of his finest. Two years ago the new quarters at Lee Rd. and S. Moreland were built and a year ago the old place was demolished."

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

John K. Irvin, Shaker Heights Police Department

Subject Place

City

Shaker Heights

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Gift of Eugene L. Baus, 1974

Made/Created

Date made

1928

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 20, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louis Baus

Related Publications

Publication

Shakers & Kirtland