The Cleveland Christian Home was founded in 1900 when Reverend Henry Timme, a pastor in the
Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church, took in a family of children left on his doorstep.
Word soon spread that Reverend Timme's home was a safe haven for children, and other abandoned
or orphaned children followed. Soon, Reverend Timme was running an orphanage from his home
near Broadway and Aetna Avenues in Cleveland.
In 1905, the Home moved to the Bosworth farm on Lorain Avenue so that the
orphanage could expand to care for 60 children. In 1925, with the help of the
Christian Churches, the farmhouse was replaced with a modern brick building,
complete with recreation rooms and dormitories. This building, which still
stands today at 11401 Lorain Ave., eventually cared for 100 orphans from
infants to teenagers.
Today, the Cleveland Christian Home is a Cleveland Landmark and exists to be a haven of hope
to help heal children, youth, and families in crisis.
Architect: J.H. MacDowell
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