Cleveland Heights began as a hamlet in 1901, was incorporated as a village in 1903, and became a city in 1921. Six miles east of downtown, it comprises eight square miles, bounded on the west by Cleveland, north by East Cleveland, east by South Euclid and University Heights, and south by Shaker Heights. The Cleveland Heights area originally was farmland in East Cleveland and South Euclid Townships. The oldest surviving house, built in 1825 using stone quarried from the property, still stands on Superior Rd. between Euclid Hts. Blvd. and Mayfield Rd.

Over the middle and later part of the twentieth century, Cleveland Heights became home to a diverse mixture of immigrants and people of different ethnic backgrounds, all living in a community of unique, tree-lined streets, dotted with beautiful neighborhood parks and with homes and businesses with beautifully crafted architecture. Today, Cleveland Heights retains the charm and character established in the early part of the twentieth century, and the architecture very much stands as it did in those early days. Walking through our fine neighborhoods and commercial districts gives one an appreciation of the fine details and craft of our forefathers.