Eldredge, Hezikah
Birth / Established: 1795
Death / Dissolved: 1845
Biography
Hezikah Eldredge was born in Salisbury, Connecticut and spent his youth in Weedsport, New York. He had moved to Rochester, New York in 1829 where new carpentry opportunities existed after the opening of the Erie Canal. Following his first wife's death in 1834 he remarried and moved to Ohio City, which was also experiencing growth with the opening of the Ohio and Erie Canal. At Ohio City he established a shop and lumberyard.
| Building Name | Address | Built | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church | Rochester, NY | 1825 | Demolished |
| Bank of Genessee | Cleveland, OH | 1831 | Demolished |
| Cleveland Centre Block of Stores (demolished) | Cleveland, OH | 1834-6 | Demolished |
| St. John's Episcopal Church | 2905 Church Street, Cleveland, OH | 1835 | Standing |
| U.S. Bank of Buffalo Buffalo, New York | Cleveland, OH | 1836 | Demolished |
| Vineyard Lane Bridge | Cleveland, OH | 1845 | Demolished |
| Holland Land Office | Cleveland, OH | n.d. | Demolished |
Sources
Hezekiah Eldredge Family MSS #4652
WRHS Manuscript Collection