Homesite Company was a real estate development company founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jack Lampl Sr. and H. R. Klein circa 1915. They also founded the Klein Lampl Company, which incorporated in 1917. In 1927, the two companies merged and became the Klein Lampl Homesite Company, which became the developer of several prominent Cleveland-area subdivisions. Homesite's main office was located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and the firm contributed to the development of the area of Lakewood, Ohio. Major developments built by Klein Lampl include Waterbury Heights, Wyandot Park, Elbur Heights, Fairwood Heights, Arthur Heights, Eastlawn, Orchard Park, and Sunnycliff. Many of these developments are still intact today.
The Homesite Company Photographs, 1915-1920s, consist of approximately 200 black and white photographs contained in three albums.
This collection is of value to researchers seeking illustrative materials on real estate development in early twentieth century America, particularly in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio. The collection also provides good examples of the architecture of the time period. The interior photographs show design detail of the period. Researchers studying the development of Cleveland and its suburbs will also find the collection helpful. All of the photographs are views of development sites, only some of which are completely identified. Many photographs are of various real estate developments in the 1910s to 1920s in the Lakewood, Ohio area. Photographs include depictions of undeveloped land, panoramic views of construction sites, completed houses, and completed interiors. Those seeking photographic evidence of the business development of Homesite and Klein Lampl will find this collection useful.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The researcher should also consult MS 5083 Jack Lampl, Jr. Papers.
Processed by Sean Martin, Arthur Diamond, and Jessica Marra in 2011.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 558 Homesite Company Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Carolyn C. Lampl in 2010.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.