The Pomeroy House, built from 1847 to 1848, was the home of Alanson Pomeroy and his wife, Kezia. They continued the tradition known as Pomeroy Hospitality, begun when Alanson's parents established a tavern in Strongsville. Prominent in the community, Alanson served as township trustee and Justice of the Peace in Strongsville Township and was a leader in the Congregational Church. Oral tradition holds that the house served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, with runaway slaves brought from Oberlin, often concealed under bales of hay in wagons, and hidden in the cellar until they could be safely taken to Rocky River, where they boarded ships headed to Canada. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house was restored in 1979 and opened as Don's Pomeroy House restaurant in 1980.