Bay Village: History of Dover Bay Colony’s Dodge Cottage

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  • Artist's rendering of Dover Bay Park in Cram's 1892 atlas, Dodge cottage is shown right of the dance pavilion.

  • Dodge cottage in its original location at Dover Bay Park.

  • Future Dover Bay Park land as shown in 1874 atlas as four farms.

  • Undated photograph of west end of Dover Bay Park, circa 1900.

  • 1920 Hopkins Plat book showing Dodge cottage as small yellow rectangle on the lakeshore in the extreme northwest corner of Lawrence land.

  • 1927 Hopkins Plat book showing Dodge cottage as small yellow rectangle on the lakeshore in the extreme northwest corner of Dover Bay County Club land.

  • Cleveland Press article about Dodge cottage relocation and remodeling, circa 1960

  • An article about Dodge cottage on moving day.

  • Dodge cottage north of Merrick cottage at Dover Bay Park.

  • Front view of transformed Dodge cottage today (2020) at 24715 Wolf Road.

  • Rear view of transformed Dodge cottage today (2020) at 24715 Wolf Road.

  • West view of transformed Dodge cottage today (2020) at 24715 Wolf Road.

  • Dodge cottage west of Dover Bay Park dance pavilion.

  • Dodge cottage on moving day

  • Dodge cottage on moving day

  • Transformed Dodge cottage in 1961 Plain Dealer article.

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