Needham Castle

A grocery store and parking lot are now located in the south of Detroit Street, just west of West 58th Street. There used to be a big mansion. Neighbors call it "Needham Castle", named after the man who built it. It is said that the castle is "surrounded by spacious courtyards with lush flowers and fruit trees." Other sources also mentioned that "the marble fountain on the front lawn distinguishes it from its neighbors", which is "one of the most interesting landmarks in the residential area." Needham M.Standart, the builder of 1836 Lake Erie, was born in new york and moved to Milan, Ohio in the 1920s. From 65438 to 1930s, Stendhal moved to Cleveland, which developed rapidly, and built many ships on Lake Erie there, including the famous Cleveland steamboat. He was the mayor of Ohio during 1840- 184 1 year, and in 1854, he negotiated the terms of merging Ohio into Cleveland. In the decades before the civil war, he was a member. Needham Castle is the venue of the "Splendid Party", and it is said that the Western District will be in the next few weeks. There are also rumors that there have been more than one "wonderful conversation" in needham Castle, and its famous dome building has often been used as a hiding place for runaway slaves in recent years as part of the Cleveland underground railway.

Shortly after the end of the Civil War, Needham Standat suffered a serious business reversal and was forced to declare bankruptcy. His son William commanded the famous Standat Fort, which was the first light artillery in Ohio during the war. Needham Castle was sold to pay its debts. 65438+In the early 1970s, it was acquired by early Cleveland industrialist Daniel Rhodes (the father of historian james ford Rhodes), who tried to protect the castle and redevelop the surrounding luxury residential areas. However, before Rhodes finished this project, he died suddenly at 1875. 1880s，

It was bought by Herman and Ida Stewart. German immigrant architect and timber merchant Herman Stuhr designed several commercial buildings in Cleveland and built some houses that still exist today on West Clinton Avenue. 19 12, Stuart decided to turn Needham Castle into a family of three for his extended family to live in. Shortly after the completion of the project, Herman Stewart, like former owner Daniel Rhodes, died suddenly.

In the years after Herman Stuart's death, Needham Castle has been a topic of discussion among neighbors. 19 Every year from the early 1980s to the mid-40s, Ada, the widow of Herman Stuart, lived to be 95 years old and held a grand dinner in needham Castle to celebrate her birthday. She continued to hold these parties at needham Castle until 1946, when she moved out to live with her daughter and sold the castle to the Romanian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary.

In the years after World War II, Saint Mary used this castle as an apartment for Romanian immigrants to come to the United States. The castle is also used as a photography studio, and its beautiful Victorian rooms and decorations are the perfect background for parish wedding photos.

St. Mary also planned to eventually build a new and larger church on luxury real estate, but in the early 1950s, when her parish priest couldn't solve his problem, she gave up this plan and the difference in living conditions between city leaders and Detroit Coast Road community. Instead, St. Mary built a new church in a place on Warren Road. 1954, needham Castle was acquired by a real estate company, which demolished the old mansion with a long history and built a krogh grocery store in its place.

Some mysteries of Needham Castle, including the rumor that it was once the site of underground railway, have basically been forgotten by history. However, a mystery was solved. Although needham Castle