Forest Hill is an historic neighborhood spanning parts of

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and East Cleveland,

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, and is bordered to the north by Glynn Road, the south by Mayfield Road, by Lee Boulevard to the west and North Taylor Road to the east. Forest Hill was once the beloved summer home of oil magnate

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and his

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purchased the estate from his father in 1923 and, with

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architect Andrew J. Thomas, planned an upscale residential and commercial development featuring distinctive French Norman style architecture. Although the Great Depression forced Rockefeller to suspend operations, following

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others were drawn to Forest Hill to build comfortable colonial and contemporary ranch homes on the remaining open land. Design principles of the Rockefeller-Thomas plan were extended to the later development and today Forest Hill is a rich tapestry of people, homes and gardens.

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Forest Hill Home Owners, Inc.
a non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting the integrity and history of the Forest Hill community.

Forest Hill Historic Preservation Society Neighborhoods in Ohio Cleveland Heights, Ohio East Cleveland, Ohio Historic districts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Cuyahoga County, Ohio {{CuyahogaCountyOH-NRHP-stub

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