Here is a little history of the current site. The location of
the cache will take you to what is known as First Church on Euclid
Avenue. In 1835, construction was started for the first
First Methodist Church building at the corner of St. Clair Avenue
and Wood Street (East 3rd). By the late 1860’s, the St. Clair
church building was deteriorating and the church decided to sell
the property and purchase a lot on the corner of Euclid and Erie
(East 9th) for the sum of $10,500. That lot today is part of the
Cleveland’s Gateway area near Jacob’s Field.
As written history has recorded it, the church was built for "At
the turn of the 20th century, Cleveland was the sixth largest city
in the nation and the subsequent growth of First Church allowed for
the church to buy its current lot on the corner of Sterling (East
30th) and Euclid Avenues for $52,500. In 1903, a prominent
Cleveland architect, J. Milton Dyer, was selected to design the new
church. Dyer is also well known for designing City Hall, the U.S.
Coast Guard Station at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, the
Cleveland Athletic Club, the Health Museum and the Warrensville
Workhouse. Construction of the church began in October, 1903, and
was completed 18 months later at a cost of $309,593. Today its
estimated value exceeds nine million dollars."
Here is a picture of what the church looks like today
and a couple of beautiful pictures of the inside of the church and
the stained-glass windows
