In the early 1800s, settlers began building log cabins in what is now known as Cleveland Heights. 

Streetcar lines spurred large-scale residential development at the beginning of the 20th century. The population grew rapidly enough to earn the once-small hamlet the status of a city on August 9, 1921.

The 1920s, by far, saw the most construction in this community. The construction of large mansions had diminished, but modest bungalows, apartment houses, gracious Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival homes, and commercial districts were rapidly expanding the city.

Cleveland Heights became home to a diverse mixture of immigrants and people of different ethnic backgrounds, all living in a community of unique, tree-lined streets, dotted with beautiful neighborhood parks and with homes and businesses with beautifully crafted architecture.

Today, Cleveland Heights retains the charm and character established in the early part of the twentieth century, and the architecture very much stands as it did in those early days. Cleveland Heights is a place where diversity is highly valued and openness, inclusivity, and tolerance are cherished traits. All are welcome.