Inglewood Historic District
Also known as: Shaker Heights Improvement Company Subdivision #4 & #6
Why it's listed
Inglewood is a wooded residential neighborhood in Cleveland Heights, north of Mayfield Road between Taylor and Warrensville Roads. The Shaker Heights Improvement Company, led by the Van Sweringen brothers, bought the land from Charles Pack in 1920 and developed it as Subdivision #4. F.A. Pease Engineering Company platted it in a horseshoe shape with curving streets and lots of varied size, some over two acres. Eighty-one lots were first laid out, and eight more were added along Quilliams Road in 1923. The same deed covenants used in Shaker Heights applied: single-family houses only, each designed by an architect, with no two exactly alike. Cleveland firms and architects such as Howell and Thomas, Walker and Weeks, Bloodgood Tuttle and Best and Hoefler designed homes in Shingle, Colonial Revival, Georgian, Tudor, French and Italian Renaissance styles. Most houses have attached garages that are generally hidden from the street. The district includes 78 contributing and 8 noncontributing buildings, and the neighborhood remains in residential use.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as an early twentieth century, architect-designed neighborhood planned by the Van Sweringen brothers' Shaker Heights Improvement Company under strict deed covenants. Houses were to be single-family, architect designed, and no two alike. Prominent and lesser-known Cleveland architects produced homes in Shingle, Colonial Revival, Tudor, French, Beaux Arts and Italian Renaissance styles.
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 09000210, listed April 15, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Inglewood Dr., Oakridge Dr., Cleveland Heights Blvd., Yellowstone & Glenwood Rds., & Quilliams, Cleveland Heights |
|---|---|
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| Listed | April 15, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000210 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Many Cleveland architects, including Howell and Thomas, Walker and Weeks, Charles Schneider, Bloodgood Tuttle, Best and Hoefler, George Johnston, Henry R. Hamilton, Ray Moulthrop, Burrows and Lowe; plat by F.A. Pease Engineering Company |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian/Shingle Style; Late 19th Century Revival including Beaux Arts, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Italian Renaissance, French Renaissance |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current functions are single dwellings and secondary structures; the neighborhood retains most original lots and an old tree canopy. |
| Acreage | 41 |
| Coordinates | 41.52447, -81.54794 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 09000210.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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