E. H. Close Realty Company

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E.H. Close Realty Company
Industry Real estate
Founded1909;114 years ago (1909)
FounderE.H. Close
Headquarters,
United States

In 1909, after E. H. Close left the George E. Pomeroy Company, he established the E. H. Close Company. [1] [2] Close had played a significant part in what was then suburban development in and around Toledo, Ohio; these developments included most notably Harvard Terrace and Ottawa Hills, but also the lesser known developments of Halsted Heights, Hillcrest Gardens, Homewood Park, Home Acres, and others. [2] [3]

The day of cramped, crowded city lots is passing
and the movement toward the suburbs
is more pronounced now.

E. H. Close, 1910 [4]

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References

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