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Hiram House, Ohio’s first settlement house and among the earliest in the nation, opened in October 1896 in Cleveland’s Whiskey Island neighborhood. Reflecting the ideals of a late-1800s urban progressive movement, settlement houses offered through service, not charity, health, recreational, and self-development opportunities that were not widely available at the time. Founded by Hiram College divinity graduate George A. Bellamy (1872-1960), Hiram House administered a wide range of social services for people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds. Bellamy established the Fresh Air Camp circa 1900, and Cleveland industrialist Samuel Mather donated this tract of land in 1903. In continuous operation since its founding, Hiram House has provided outdoor experiences and educational programs for thousands of Ohio children.
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