From the record
One of 426 National Register listings published here for Cuyahoga County · listed in 2019 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
One of 426 National Register listings published here for Cuyahoga County · listed in 2019 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Myrtle-Highview Historic District between 1993 and 2018, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | VANACHEK |
| 28 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.3 acres | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | STONE |
| 18 March 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | HILLSIDE ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Myrtle-Highview Historic District: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bloating Material, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rockside Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Terra Visa Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Terra Visa Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Press Brick Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hydraulic Press Brick Company Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Independence Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
16 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Cleveland Leader | 1865 |
| Cleveland Tri-Weekly Leader | 1854 to 1885 |
| Siebenbürgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt | 1917 to 1971 |
| Echo : Wochenblatt Der Vereinigten Deutschen Socialisten Clevelands | 1911 to 1920 |
| The Cleveland Gazette | 1883 to 1892 |
| The Aliened American | 1853 to 18?? |
| Jednoc Polek = Unity of Polish Women | 1923 to Current |
| Enakopravnost | 1918 to 1957 |
| Dirva = Field | 1915 to Current |
| America | 1905 to Current |
| Svt = World | 1911 to 1939 |
| Cleveland Daily Leader | 1865 to 1873 |
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | 1885 to 1961 |
| Cleveland Morning Leader | 1854 to 1865 |
| The Toiler | 1919 to 1922 |
| L'araldo = the Herald | 1938 to 1959 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehive School | 1.0 miles | 1984 | |
![]() | St. Joseph Convent and Academy Complex | 1.7 miles | 2006 |
![]() | Shaker Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 2.4 miles | 2001 |
![]() | Moses Warren House | 2.6 miles | 1974 |
![]() | Commodore Apartment Building | 2.7 miles | 1983 |
![]() | Tower East | 2.9 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004778 in Record Group 79. |
| Cuyahoga County | All 426 listed properties in this county. |