Forest Hill Park is an historic

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that was a portion of

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was ...

's estate, located in East Cleveland and

Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs. The city's population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, Cleveland Heights was ranked the 8th larges ...

. Two-thirds of the park lie in East Cleveland, and the remaining third is in Cleveland Heights. The park has six baseball diamonds (four lit), six lit tennis courts and walking trails that have retained the natural green space as intended by

John D. Rockefeller Jr. John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in ...

, who deeded the park to the two cities in 1936.

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was the park's landscape architect. It is the largest single body of green space between two large

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on the far east and west sides of

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History

The park was bought by Rockefeller in 1873 as a summer estate, which was used by Rockefeller's family until 1915. A fire destroyed the estate house in 1917. In 1939 Rockefeller transferred 1/3 (one-third) of the property to

Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs. The city's population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, Cleveland Heights was ranked the 8th largest ...

and 2/3 (two-thirds) to East Cleveland. On February 27, 1998, it was added to the

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Community Resources, Parks & Gardens: Forest Hill Park
Cleveland Heights, Ohio East Cleveland, Ohio Parks in Ohio Protected areas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio Rockefeller family National Register of Historic Places in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Works Progress Administration in Ohio Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio {{CuyahogaCountyOH-NRHP-stub

History

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