Lakewood, Ohio

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Named for Arthur W. Hall, who kept the John Curtis Hall fruit farm and was a devoted book collector.

He skipped college and educated himself, collecting about 4,000 books, binding books and making bookcases. After 70 years on the farm he moved to Indiana because of illness in his wife's family. The author notes the public library stands at this street's corner.

Named for

Arthur W. Hall. Self-educated farmer and bookman with about 4,000 books.

Homestead: Hall fruit farm on YMCA-YWCA site

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See Arthur Avenue on the map →