HISTORIC RIDGEWOOD

Historic Ridgewood began as the Ridgewood Allotment in 1918. The Leonard Agency (Leonard Insurance) began to develop the land in 1919 and continued building homes through the 1930s. At the time, Mrs. Louise Leonard visited a new allotment called Ridgewood in Springfield, Ohio and was impressed. She suggested to her husband, George, that the new area be called the same. He agreed... In 1977, efforts began to gain designation on the National Register of Historic Places, which was achieved in 1983. Historic Ridgewood exists today because a group of dedicated Ridgewood residents worked tirelessly to make it happen. Historic Ridgewood Association remains indebted to those preservationists who recognized the importance of saving the history and culture of a bygone era... With its tree-lined and bricked streets, historic lampposts, and architecturally significant homes designed by the most renowned area architects of the early 1900's for the movers, shakers, and most notable area leaders of..

Also known as: Historic Ridgewood Association