The Mooreland Mansion - Lakeland College - Ohio
The Mooreland Mansion Edward W. Moore , a prominent Cleveland capitalist, made his fortune in banking, electric railroads and telephone distribution during the late 1800s. During this time, Moore commissioned Cleveland architect Arthur N. Oviatt to design a summer country home in Lake County, Ohio. The original property included a working farm and covered over 1,000 acres. The country home, neo-classical in style, was substantially enlarged in 1906 with Milton Dyer engaged as architect. (Dyer later designed Cleveland City Hall.) Landscape architect A. Donald Gray designed the layout of a pool, fountains, rose gardens, and a nine-hole golf course. Mooreland was a retreat for wealthy industrialists. Records show that among the noted guests were Eleanore Roosevelt and Polish Prime Minister and noted pianist Ignacy Paderewski. After Moore died in 1928, his family sold their home in Cleveland and made their permanent residence at Mooreland. The estate remained relatively ...