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Olney Gallery & Mansion
21,00 square feet
Therapeutic Spa
Awards:
Cleveland Restoration Society,
Community Impact Award 2018
Therapeutic Spa
Awards:
Cleveland Restoration Society,
Community Impact Award 2018
Located in the Tremont Historic District of Cleveland, The Olney Mansion was built in 1870 by Thomas Lamson and his wife Abigail. After Thomas passed, Abigail remarried to Professor Charles F. Olney in 1887. Over the years, Abigail and Charles had amassed an extensive art collection, and began constructing a gallery addition to house the collection.
In 1892, The Olney Gallery became Cleveland's first art museum. Designed by the highly influential architectural firm Coburn and Barnum, the building was constructed in a Renaissance Revival style and is lined with decorative terra cotta trim and inlaid medallions.
In 1892, The Olney Gallery became Cleveland's first art museum. Designed by the highly influential architectural firm Coburn and Barnum, the building was constructed in a Renaissance Revival style and is lined with decorative terra cotta trim and inlaid medallions.
The large hipped roof includes a bracketed terra cotta cornice and two brick chimneys with decorative terra cotta caps. The firm also designed many other significant buildings in Cleveland such as, The Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, Oberlin College, and homes along Euclid Avenue's Millionaires Row.
After the Gallery closed in 1907, the majority of the collection was donated to Oberlin College. The building continued to serve many occupants over the years. The Ukrainian National Home was located there in the 1930's and it later served as a Puerto Rican social hall. Grace Hospital bought the property in 1990, and has worked with JERA to restore the mansion and gallery into what is now a Medical and Wellness Spa.
After the Gallery closed in 1907, the majority of the collection was donated to Oberlin College. The building continued to serve many occupants over the years. The Ukrainian National Home was located there in the 1930's and it later served as a Puerto Rican social hall. Grace Hospital bought the property in 1990, and has worked with JERA to restore the mansion and gallery into what is now a Medical and Wellness Spa.