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The land currently comprising Lyndhurst was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, obtained via treaty with the Iroquois tribe in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1797, Moses Cleaveland named the area east of the Cuyahoga River "Euclid," after the Greek Mathematician and Patron Saint of surveyors. Euclid Township was officially formed in 1809. Despite this, Lyndhurst's population consisted mostly of Native American Indians until after the War of 1812.

In 1828 Euclid Township was divided into nine districts, with the present area of Lyndhurst becoming district four.

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National Register of Historic Places

2 historic places in Lyndhurst

2 places in Lyndhurst are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none

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5historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district

1980first listedOld Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse · newest: Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service Compound, 2004

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Architectural styles

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Tudor Revival1

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The Register began in 1966.

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Listed 1980Old Euclid District 4 SchoolhouseBuildingPolitics

Listed 2004Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service CompoundTudor RevivalArchitecture

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

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