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Committee approves landmark designation for Old John Marshall High School

Cleveland City Council (committee) · November 26, 2025
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Summary

The Cleveland Landmarks Commission and Ward 17 requested designation of the Old John Marshall High School (15149 Lorraine Ave.) as a Cleveland landmark; the committee approved the emergency ordinance after a historical presentation that noted owner opposition at the commission hearing.

A Cleveland City Council committee voted to approve an emergency ordinance designating the Old John Marshall High School building at 15149 Lorraine Avenue as a Cleveland landmark.

Jessica Beam of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission presented the nomination (filed at the request of Ward 17 Councilmember Slife), walking committee members through the site's history: the school's origins in 1899, multiple historic additions (including work by…

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