Hornet's Nest School, 1898 and Center High School
Name/Title
Hornet's Nest School, 1898 and Center High SchoolEntry/Object ID
P-660Tags
1890s, 19th Century, Architecture, Lee Road, Schools, Warrensville TownshipDescription
Scrapbook page from unknown Warrensville Township scrapbook with two black-and-white photographs glued to the page. The two photographs are individually numbered. -420.24: Sub District No. 1 - Warrensville Ohio, M. Litzel Teacher, Fall of 1898 - 420.22: The Old Center High School The class pictured in 420.24 includes four Black children, very likely four of the Johnson children who lived next door in a rented house on the Dempcy property. The back of the page was assigned a separate accession number (P-659) and used to have two additional black-and-white photographs (420.21, 420.21A). Photos are now loose and P-659 only has a small clipping from 1959 with Mary Litzel's obituary.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Hornet's Nest School, Warrensville Center High SchoolSubject Place
Township
Warrensville TownshipCounty
Cuyahoga CountyState/Province
OhioCountry
United StatesContext
The Johnson family—including Delvin Sr., his wife Emma, and their 10 children—was one of the first Black families in Warrensville Township. They moved from Virginia in 1887 and rented a house on the Dempcy property at the northwest corner of Lee and Kinsman Roads. In 1903, they purchased a house in Cleveland and move away from Warrensville Township.Category
Photographs
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