History · Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst was first counted by the census in 1920, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 34% of U.S. towns · #808 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of Lyndhurst was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Its Register listings are the Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse and the Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service Compound. Its Register listings are the Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse and the Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service Compound. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1920.

1920first census

2on the National Register

10%homes built before 1940

2famous people

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Quick answers

How Lyndhurst began

When was Lyndhurst founded?

1920

Lyndhurst first appears in the census in 1920.

First census: 288 in 19202020 census: 14,050106 years

How historic is Lyndhurst?

More historic than 34% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓

Founding year: the first census.The full story ↓

History grade

What drives Lyndhurst’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lyndhurst is more historic than 34% of U.S. towns, #808 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lyndhurst’s overall grade.

Founding era1920, from the first census: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsD Homes built before 19409.5% of homes (±3.4) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%B⁻National Register2 listings, 5 historic buildings, 3.6 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B

All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 34%

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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 19%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lyndhurst’s 3.6 sits near the middle of its state (59% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.4 points).

Founding year: the first census (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lyndhurst’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lyndhurst are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 19,749 in 1970; 14,050 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Lyndhurst change.Old housesHalf of Lyndhurst’s homes were built before 1957.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyndhurst’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos

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People over time

Lyndhurst, census by census

Peaked at 19,749 in 1970; 14,050 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lyndhurst’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Lyndhurst on the map, 1905 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lyndhurst. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

1905Mentor sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lyndhurst.

The story

How Lyndhurst came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lyndhurst.

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The land currently comprising Lyndhurst was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, obtained via treaty with the Iroquois tribe in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company. In 1797, Moses Cleaveland named the area east of the Cuyahoga River "Euclid," after the Greek Mathematician and Patron Saint of surveyors. Euclid Township was officially formed in 1809. Despite this, Lyndhurst's population consisted mostly of Native American Indians until after the War of 1812.

In 1828 Euclid Township was divided into nine districts, with the present area of Lyndhurst becoming district four.

ChaptersEggshelland

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Lyndhurst, 1905 to 1981

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

20th century
1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
1928Born hereKen Landenberger is born here
1928Post officeThe Lyndhurst post office opens
1953Post officeThe Lyndhurst post office closes
1970CensusPopulation peaks at 19,749
1981Born hereRick Smith, Jr. is born here

By decade

Lyndhurst, decade by decade

Today30 recent

2018Cleveland Clinic Wellness 02 - Euclid Creek

2018Cleveland Clinic Wellness 01 - Euclid Creek

2012Eggshelland 1539

2012Eggshelland 1536

2011Lyndhurst-Penguin Cleaners (CORF)

2009Lyndhurst-Penguin Cleaners (CORF)

2009Chef Sawyer

On the National Register

2 historic places in Lyndhurst

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed

National Historic Landmarks

none yet

historic buildings protected

each building in a district counts

first listed

1980

Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse

Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Tudor Revival1

Old Euclid District 4 SchoolhouseBuilding

Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service CompoundTudor Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Lyndhurst

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Ken LandenbergerAmerican baseball player · b. 1928

Rick Smith, Jr.American magician · b. 1981

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Lyndhurst had its own post office from 1928 to 1953.

Lyndhurst

1928–1953

19201970today

Gone or out of use

Lyndhurst Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mayfield Heights1 historic placeC⁻South Euclid2 historic placesB⁺Highland HeightsIts storyD Beachwood2 historic placesC Richmond Heights1 historic placeC⁻

Questions about Lyndhurst’s history

What year was Lyndhurst founded?

The Lyndhurst post office opened in 1920, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lyndhurst rank for history?

Lyndhurst is more historic than 34% of U.S. towns, #808 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Lyndhurst?

Two places: the Old Euclid District 4 Schoolhouse (listed 1980) and the Elzabeth B. and Dudley S. Blossom Estate Service Compound (2004).

How old are the homes in Lyndhurst?

10% of Lyndhurst’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1957.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (30), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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