Fifth District: 1938 to 2020
In 1938, Safety Director Eliot Ness implemented an extensive reorganization of the Cleveland Police Department. The 11th Precinct building, located at 1963 East 105th Street, was designated as the Headquarters…
Read MoreFourth District: 1938 – today
In 1938, Safety Director Eliot Ness reorganized the police force, transforming what had been eighteen precincts into five districts, which were further divided into 32 zones. The newly formed 4th…
Read MorePolice Buildings: Women’s Bureau HQ/18th Precinct from 1925-1953, 3735 Cedar Avenue
That same year, the City of Cleveland started the process of purchasing the old hospital building to serve as “a new detention home for girls and headquarters” for the newly…
Read MoreThird District Headquarters: 1938 to today
When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what had been eighteen precincts into five, larger districts, which were further divided into 32 zones.…
Read MoreSecond District Headquarters, 3481 Fulton Road, built 1955
When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what were then eighteen precincts into five, larger districts which were further divided into 32 zones. …
Read MoreFirst District, 3895 W 130th St, 1973-present
When Eliot Ness reorganized the police department in 1938, he transitioned the force from what were then eighteen precincts into five, larger districts which were further divided into 32 zones. …
Read MoreMurals at Cleveland Police Headquarters, 1300 Ontario Street
“The Police play a role in the community,” says Jud Kline, “they keep everyone in the community safe.” This was the inspiration for the beautiful murals that line the west…
Read MoreThird Central Station, 2001 Payne Avenue, 1926-1976
The Cleveland Police Department reached a milestone of sorts on April 26, 1926 when the new Central Police Station at 2001 Payne Avenue opened as the new Cleveland Police Department…
Read MorePolice Buildings: 17th Precinct, 15619 Lorain Ave, built in 1914
The 17th Precinct began life as the West Park Village Hall. Constructed in 1914 it housed the village offices and police department. The West Park Fire Department was adjacent to…
Read MorePolice Buildings: 16th Precinct, 3600 East 131st Street, built 1920
As early as 1924, Councilman William J. Kennedy described conditions of the 16th Precinct in the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “The station house is no more than a place for…
Read MorePolice Buildings: 14th Precinct, 13804 Idarose, ca 1914
As the population of the City of Cleveland grew at the turn of the 20th century, so did it’s boundaries. The City annexed a number of neighboring communities, including West…
Read MorePolice Buildings: Twelfth Precinct, 8312 Detroit, built in 1895
When West Cleveland was annexed by the City of Cleveland in 1894, a condition of the annexation was that Cleveland would build a new station house within the former West…
Read MorePolice Buildings: Eleventh Precinct, 1963 E. 105th Street, 1893-1961
The 11th Precinct was established in early 1889 and rooms were rented on the second floor in Ubersax’s Block, 10543 Euclid Avenue near Fairmount (now East 107th) Street. The territory…
Read MorePolice Buildings: Tenth Precinct, 2061 W. 53rd, 1882-1952
In 1939, the Tenth Precinct Station house was one of six vacant precinct stations converted into a Boys Town Recreation center by Safety Director Eliot Ness. Organized to combat juvenile…
Read MorePolice Buildings: Ninth Precinct, 3187 W. 25th, built in 1901
“The buildings will be of fireproof construction, pressed buff brick and stone exterior finish. The station will be 36 1/2 X 73 and the barns 43X52, and both buildings will…
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