Harvard Terrace is a historic neighborhood in

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; it is "bordered by Amherst Drive (which abuts the

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), Broadway, Glendale Avenue, and the Anthony Wayne Trail. It includes 435 residences, many of them designed by architects and built in the early 1900s."McLaughlin, M. (2001) "Eclectic Mix Among the Ivies Residents Find Community on College-Named Streets." (2001) The Blade. (Toledo) September 30, 2001. While partnered with George E. Pomeroy of the George E Pomeroy Co., E. H. Close developed the Harvard Terrace Neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio; later, in 1909, Close founded the E. H. Close Realty Company and went on to develop many areas in and around Toledo, including

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.Killits, J. (1923) Toledo and Lucas County Ohio 1623-1923 Vol. II. S.J. Clarke: Toledo/ Chicago: 238. A historical review specialist for the Department of Neighborhoods conducted a survey of the neighborhood.Harvard Terrace Centennial Newsletter: November 2001 He found that it was platted in 1902. One house was built in 1895; 100 houses were built by 1910; and most of the houses were built by 1925. There were seven architectural styles identified including

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Bungalow A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas. The first house in England that was classified as a b ...

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, and Colonial/ Georgian Revival.

Neighborhood attractions

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*Walbridge Park

Neighborhood clubs and organizations

*Maumee River Yacht Club (MRYC) *Toledo Sailing Club (TSC)

Public education

Harvard Terrace is in the Toledo Public School District and the neighborhood students go to Harvard Elementary and

Bowsher High School E.L. Bowsher High School was constructed in the early 1960s at the intersection of Glanzman and Detroit in Toledo, Ohio. Its replacement (opened 2009) is at the corner of Arlington and Detroit, north of the original site. It is part of the Toledo ...

References

External links

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Walbridge Park

Park (Congregational) Church: UCC

Maumee River Yacht Club (MRYC)

Toledo Sailing Club (TSC)
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