HOFFMAN, FLARRA B. (1907-4 April 1994) played a key role in establishing a Cleveland congregation of the Church of God. Born in Snowden, West Virginia, she moved to Cleveland in 1943. She and her husband Charles held prayer meetings in their home until their growing congregation secured the old Grace Episcopal Church building on Bolivar Street downtown, and a minister, the Rev. J.A.
HOLDEN, LIBERTY EMERY (20 June 1833-26 Aug. 1913), owner of the PLAIN DEALER and real estate investor, was born in Raymond, Maine, son of Liberty and Sally Cox Stearns Holden. He began teaching at 16, and completed 2 years at Waterville College before moving, in 1856, to finish his education at the University of Michigan.
HOLLAND, JUSTIN (1819-24 Mar. 1887), black musician and composer best known for his works on the guitar, and also active in the antislavery movement and a leader in black Masonic fraternities, was born in Norfolk County, Va. to free blacks. He went to Chelsea, Mass.
PROVIDENCE HOLLANDER (9 May 1926 – 10 September 2010) was an actress and singer best known for her emotional solo performances of “Marieke” and “Old Folks.”
The HOLLENDEN HOTEL, once the most glamorous and colorful of Cleveland's hostelries, opened on 7 June 1885. It was the first large hotel for transients east of PUBLIC SQUARE and offered accommodations for permanent residents as well. LIBERTY E.
HOLLEY, JOHN MlLTON (17 Sept 1777- ) was a member of General MOSES CLEAVELAND's party sent out by the CONNECTICUT LAND COMPANY in 1796 to survey the lands of the WESTERN RESERVE and kept a journal of the undertaking.
HOLLY, JOHN OLIVER, JR. (3 Dec. 1903-20 Dec. 1974) founded the FUTURE OUTLOOK LEAGUE in 1935 to help secure equal employment for AFRICAN AMERICANS in Cleveland; on 23 Oct. 1988, the General Mail Facility at 2400 Orange Ave. at Cleveland's main post office, was named for him. Holly was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
HOLMES, ALLEN C. (27 May 1920-31 Nov. 1990), a national expert in antitrust law, began practicing law at JONES, DAY, REAVIS AND POGUE in 1944 and became managing partner 1 Jan. 1975.
The HOLTKAMP ORGAN COMPANY has been located at 2909 Meyer Avenue in Cleveland since 1922. Its origins date from the G. F. Votteler & Co., a small regional organ company established in Cleveland in 1866. The company was run by two generations of Votteler before Herman Heinrich Holtkamp, also known as Henry Holtkamp, moved to Cleveland to join Henry Votteler, who was retiring.
HOLTKAMP, WALTER (1 July 1894-12 Feb. 1962), internationally known organ builder and leader in traditional techniques of organ construction, was born in St. Marys, Ohio. His father, Henry, moved the family to Cleveland in 1903 to become a salesman for G. F. Votteler & Co., a small, regional organ builder. Eleven years later, the firm became the Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Organ Co.
HOLTZCLAW, ROBERT FULTON (10 April 1903-11 Nov. 1992) was an AFRICAN-AMERICAN educator, author and publisher of historical books about African-American educational and religious figures.
HOLY CROSS HOUSE for Crippled Children was established in 1903 by the Episcopalian Guild of the Holy Cross for Invalids. Its mission was to provide shelter, as well as medical and surgical care, to crippled or invalid youngsters. Besides convalescent and rehabilitative services, the home also offered its children a basic academic education, as well as vocational training.
The HOLY FAMILY CANCER HOME, located at 6707 State Road in PARMA, was established in 1956 as a home for incurable cancer patients and is an early prototype of a hospice in the Cleveland area.
HOLY GHOST BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH (ded. 1910) blends features of both Byzantine and Romanesque style architecture reflecting its dual religious heritage. Designed by architects M. E. Wells and Joseph Duvalosky, the church, located at 2408 W. 14th St., has a yellow brick facade with entry to the church through recessed tripartite doors representing the trinity.
HOLY NAME HIGH SCHOOL opened in September 1914 as part of the Holy Name Church at 8328 Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Holy Name was one of the first coeducational, private, Catholic schools in Cleveland.
HOLY ROSARY, the second Roman Catholic parish for ITALIANS in Cleveland, began on 5 Jan. 1892. Because of the distance between ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH downtown (the closest Italian parish) and the growing immigrant neighborhood near LAKE VIEW CEMETERY, Fr.
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, founded in 1891 to serve the needs of Slovak immigrants to Cleveland, was the third-largest Lutheran parish at that time in the U.S. Founded by JAN PANKUCH and 50 others, the congregation subscribed to the beliefs of the Lutheran Synodical Conference, a very orthodox body that adhered to the Augsburg Confession.
HOLY TRINITY PARISH was established by Bishop RICHARD GILMOUR on May 27, 1880 to serve the growing community of GERMAN CATHOLICS residing east of what is now East 55th Street along Woodland Avenue.
The HOME OF THE HOLY FAMILY, an orphanage, was established in June 1895 (inc. 8 Dec. 1896) by Ellen Donovan. Donovan hoped to found a ROMAN CATHOLIC religious community in Cleveland to serve the poor, especially orphaned children. Assisted by her sister, Theresa, and some friends, she began caring for several orphans in a residence on E. Madison St.
HOME RULE, established in 1912, freed Cleveland from most state-imposed restrictions of the management of its affairs by allowing it to write its own city charter.
HOMELESS, VAGRANTS, AND TRAMPS. The causes of homelessness, such as unemployment, the lack of affordable housing and the lack of facilities for the mentally and physically infirm, are national problems. The history of the homeless in Cleveland reflects national trends in the numbers of homeless and the community's response to the homeless problem. Cleveland's economy was seasonal and subject to the national economic cycles.
HOMEOPATHY, founded by German physician Samuel Christian Frederick Hahnemann, is a therapeutic drug specialty within the general field of internal medicine. Guided by the principle that that which causes a disease can also cure it, homeopathy profoundly affected 19th century medical practice, ending "shotgun prescriptions" and introducing elements of conservatism to dominant medical theories.
HOOVER, EARL R. (19 Nov. 1904-14 Nov. 1989) was a Cuyahoga County judge, a popular public speaker, and a historian of the local scene.
Born to John and Flora Brosier Hoover, in Dayton, OH, Hoover attended local schools before going to Otterbein College where he earned his A.B. in 1926, and then on to Harvard Law School where he was graduated in 1929.
HOPE HOUSE, founded in 1972 and opened in Nov. 1973, was the first rehabilitation home in Cleveland for alcoholic WOMEN.
HOPE, LESLIE TOWNES (BOB) (May 29, 1903-July 27, 2003) was a popular actor and comedian who appeared in vaudeville, radio, film, and television, and was also known for the prominent role he undertook in United Service Organization (USO) tours to entertain American troops.
HOPFERMAN (HOFFMAN), SIMSON (1777-?), one of the first Jewish settlers in Cleveland (see JEWS AND JUDAISM), hosted the city's first Jewish religious services in 1839 at his home at 33 Seneca Street.
HOPKINS (previously, and occasionally, referred to as Riverside) is a southwest Cleveland neighborhood and Statistical Planning Area (SPA). It is bounded roughly by Rt. 237 (the Berea Freeway) on the east, Aerospace Pkwy.
HOPKINS, W(ILLARD). DEAN (10 Nov. 1909-7 Feb. 1993) was a Cleveland lawyer and co-founder of the law firm of McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber. An authority on tax law, estate planning, and professional corporations, Hopkins won a landmark federal case in 1968 against the Internal Revenue Service.
HOPKINS, WILLIAM ROWLAND (26 July 1869-9 Feb. 1961), lawyer, industrial developer, and Cleveland's first city manager, was born in Johnstown, Pa., to David J. and Mary Jeffreys Hopkins. The family came to Cleveland in 1874. At 13, Hopkins began working in the CLEVELAND ROLLING MILLS, using his earnings to attend Western Reserve Academy, graduating in 1892.
HOPKINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM (13 Apr. 1865-13 May 1950) was an architect, designer and builder of numerous clubs, churches and schools in Cleveland and its suburbs.
Born in Cleveland to Alanson and Harriet (Farland) Hopkinson, Charles attended public school in Cleveland and graduated from Cornell University (1887) with a B.S. in architecture.
HOPWOOD, AVERY (28 May 1882-1 July 1928) was a native Clevelander who became Broadway's leading playwright in the era immediately preceding that of Eugene O'Neill. The son of a west side butcher, he attended WEST HIGH SCHOOL and briefly sampled Western Reserve Univ.
HOPWOOD, ERIE C. (7 Feb. 1872-18 Mar. 1928), one of the PLAIN DEALER's most honored editors, was born in N. Eaton, Lorain County, Ohio, to Henry Clay and Emily Clarinda (Cook) Hopwood.
The HORACE KELLEY ART FOUNDATION, established in Feb. 1899 as the Cleveland Museum of Art, eventually combined funds with the JOHN HUNTINGTON FUND FOR EDUCATION to build the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART.
HORSBURGH AND SCOTT CO. produces gears and industrial transmissions and has prospered over a century of operation. Founded in 1886 by millwrights Frank Horsburgh and Thos. Scott, the company operated a machine shop at 108 Canal St. producing wire trolley switchovers, wire connectors, and allied parts for local streetcar companies.
HORSE RACING has a long but controversial history in Greater Cleveland, beginning with the first settlers of the WESTERN RESERVE. Although betting on the outcome of a horse race was integral to the local sport, its association with illegal gambling and crime gave it a dubious reputation in the area. Nevertheless, horseracing continued to thrive.
HORSTMANN, IGNATIUS FREDERICK (16 Dec. 1840-13 May 1908), third bishop of Cleveland, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., to Frederick and Catherine Weber Horstmann. He was educated at the Jesuit College of St. Joseph and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, became one of the first students at North American College in Rome in 1860, and was ordained a priest in 1865 in Rome.
HORVATH, HELEN (21 Jan. 1872-15 July 1943), born Helen Zalavary, was a Hungarian immigrant who promoted sensitive Americanization as a means of combating the intolerance of more established immigrants through her "Speak United States," "See United States" philosophy. She encouraged newcomers to remember their own culture while learning enough about America to exploit its opportunities.
HORVATH, IAN (ERNIE) (3 June 1943-5 Jan. 1990), a dancer and choreographer of national repute, was a co-founder of CLEVELAND BALLET. Born in LAKEWOOD, he grew up in MAPLE HTS. and made his local television debut at 5 dancing on the Gene Carroll Show.
The HOSPICE COUNCIL OF NORTHERN OHIO promoted and coordinated home care of the terminally ill in northeast Ohio from 1979-84.
The HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, one of the area's first such services, was founded in September 1978 in Lake County as Cancer Family Service, Inc., to offer home care and support for terminally ill patients and their families. Elizabeth Pitorak, through an American Cancer Society committee, created the agency with two part-time nurses, a social worker and volunteers.
HOSPITALS & HEALTH PLANNING. In the U.S., the hospital attained its "modern" institutional form by 1900-10, having passed through 3 more or less distinct stages.
HOSTETLER, JOSEPH C. (8 Aug. 1885-2 Dec. 1958), a founding partner of the law firm of Baker, Hostetler & Sidlo (see BAKER & HOSTETLER), was born near Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio to Joseph and Caroline Hostetler, members of the Amish community.
HOTELS. For nearly 200 years, the inns and hotels of Cleveland, from the oldest roadside taverns to early mercantile hotels, and from the modern convention hotels to the motels of the automobile age, have followed the developments characteristic of most cities of Cleveland's size and age.