Admission to the Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society is $12/adult, $10/senior, $9/veteran, $6-10/student. Parking is $8-15.
- Open: Thursday from 12-8pm, and Friday – Sunday from 10am – 8pm
- Location: (Map It) 10825 E. Blvd. in Cleveland, Ohio
- Phone: 216-721-5722
- Web: click here
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society in downtown Cleveland houses a Library and two Museums. The History Museum features tours of a mansion built in 1911. You’ll discover the lifestyles of the rich and famous, and also of the servants (whose lives differed dramatically from the main house glamour). The Chisholm Halle Costume Wing is one of the top-ranked costume collections in the nation, showcasing garments from the late 1700s to the present.
The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum showcases antique, vintage, and classic automobiles and aircraft ranging from model T’s to modern-day Jaguars. In both Museums, special exhibitions focus on the many different chapters of life in the Western Reserve.
The Library is a principal repository for histories, records, and papers relating to the growth and development of Cleveland and the Western Reserve. Patrons visit to learn about their family’s history; and important archival collections include urban, African American, ethnic, Jewish, and Labor histories.
