Ukrainian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio
Description:
This is a garden with paved walkways and courts intended to celebrate Ukrainian descent in Cleveland. There are statutes/busts for Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, Grand Prince of Kiev Volodymyr the Great, and Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko. There have been people of Ukrainian descent in Cleveland since the 1880s and by the 1940s they were over 30 thousand strong.
LocationMem:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Institution:
The Cleveland Cultural Garden Foundation
Official/Unofficial:
Cleveland (Ohio) Department of Parks and Recreation
Group Acknowledged:
Ukrainian Immigrants to the United States
Historical Subject:
Garden intended to celebrate Ukrainian descent in Cleveland.
There are statutes/busts representing Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, Grand Prince of Kiev Volodymyr the Great, and Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko.
Physical Aspects:
A garden with statues and paved walkways and courts
Date of Dedication:
1940
Place Location: