Brecksville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Brecksville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Brecksville was founded in 1811, four years after several men—including Colonel John Breck—purchased the surrounding area. After the land was surveyed, Seth Payne, one of the surveyors, brought his family and settled in the area in June 1811, and he was soon followed by many other families. Although Colonel Breck never lived in Brecksville, his three sons did, and members of his family continued to live in Brecksville until 1934, when his great-grandson Dr. Theodore Breck died. An early historical account of Brecksville was written by William R. Coates and published by The American Historical Society in 1924.
Brecksville was incorporated as a village in 1921, and it gained the status of city in 1960.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Brecksville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brecksville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBridge on the Royalton Road Near …, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Brecksville
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Brecksville, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bridge on the Royalton Road Near Brecksville, O (1912) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.