At the turn of the 20th Century, Wildwood was the summer home of the John G. Oliver family. Today, the grand Tudor-style mansion nestled on its 34-acre estate serves as the crown jewel of Mentor’s park system.
So, who were the Olivers? […]
Back in 1857, the Buffalo Road (US-20) was the main highway between Cleveland and Buffalo. A trip between those two cities by carriage could take six to seven days. Many of those travelers rested their heads at D.G. Branch’s […]
Mentor has come a long way since it was first settled in 1797. Check out our newly updated history timeline to see how much has changed!
When Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the Union in the aftermath of the attack on Fort Sumter large numbers of men from Ohio responded. One of them was a twenty year old Mentor resident named Albert Clapp. […]
The Realty Investment Company was the largest holder of downtown Cleveland real estate at the turn of the 20th century. Like many prominent Cleveland businessmen of the time, company president Ralph King owned an estate in Lake […]
Mentor has changed a lot since it was originally settled in 1797. Did you know that…
Mentor’s first settler, Charles Parker, was a member of Moses Cleaveland’s survey team. He built his cabin on the edge of the Mentor marsh […]
Much of James A. Garfield’s legacy was forged before he made his home in Mentor. As a former college president, abolitionist, war hero, and statesman, he was well-known and well regarded by many of his era.
Although his time in Mentor […]