Hay-McKinney and Bingham-Hanna House
Also known as: Western Reserve Historical Society
Why it's listed
Two large mansions on East Boulevard in Cleveland, linked by a museum wing, make up this property. The east house, built in 1908 to designs by Abram Garfield for Mrs. John Hay, is a stuccoed masonry building with arched windows, iron balconies, a tile hipped roof and an Italian-style garden. Its entrance hall holds a carved walnut staircase made for an 1875 Euclid Avenue residence. The west house, a limestone mansion designed by the New York firm Walker and Gillette for Harry Payne Bingham in 1918, has a two-story hall, painted wooden ceilings and a formal garden with a fountain. Later occupants included steel manufacturer Price McKinney and the Hanna family. The Western Reserve Historical Society acquired the houses in 1938 and 1940 and joined them with a wing in 1959; an automobile museum addition followed in 1965. The houses were listed for their architecture, their family associations and their well-preserved interiors and gardens.
Significance in brief: The houses were home to families important in Cleveland history and show the shift from early twentieth-century classic revival to a more academic eclecticism. They keep largely unaltered interiors and formal gardens, and have been preserved through adaptive use as museum buildings.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76001395, listed June 18, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 10825 E. Blvd., Cleveland |
|---|---|
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| Listed | June 18, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001395 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Abram Garfield (Hay-McKinney House); Walker and Gillette (Bingham-Hanna House) |
| Architectural style | Second Renaissance Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied and in use as a museum and library of the Western Reserve Historical Society; condition rated excellent, with gardens maintained. |
| Acreage | 5 |
| Coordinates | 41.51346, -81.61041 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76001395.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q60395148
- This listing as JSON
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