Hiram House
Encyclopedia
The Hiram House is one of the first settlement houses in the United States
, founded in 1896 by George A. Bellamy. Originally located on Orange Avenue in Cleveland
, Ohio
, Hiram House operates today on a 174 acre (0.70415364 km²) site in the nearby Chagrin River
Valley village of Moreland Hills
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, founded in 1896 by George A. Bellamy. Originally located on Orange Avenue in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Hiram House operates today on a 174 acre (0.70415364 km²) site in the nearby Chagrin River
Chagrin River
The Chagrin River is located in Northeast Ohio. The river has two branches, the Aurora Branch and East Branch. Its name is believed to stem from what the local Erie Indians used to call it, the "Sha-ga-rin", or "Clear Water". Given the clear flowing nature of especially the East Branch of the...
Valley village of Moreland Hills
Moreland Hills, Ohio
Moreland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,320 at the 2010 census.-History:...
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