About Us . . .

The Slavic Village Historical Society is housed in the historic Brilla House overlooking Mill Creek Falls in Old Newburgh, in Cleveland, Ohio.  It operates in the Mill Creek Falls History Center and welcomed its first guests the weekend of October 12th-13th, 2002.

Certified by the State of Ohio as a public non-profit organization on July 12, 1995, it serves Cleveland's Slavic Village and Broadway-East 55th neighborhoods as well as the Mill Creek area.

Our mission is "to instill and increase the historical knowledge of the area known as Slavic Village and its adjacent communities."  To carry out this mission, the SVHS has conducted neighborhood tours and given presentations to area organizations. A major goal is to preserve the history of Newburgh Township with an emphasis on those areas of Cleveland which once comprised its old 14th and 18th wards.

Having acquired the Brilla House in 1999 through the generosity of the Brilla family, longtime Newburgh residents, we proudly call it our home.  Our partnership with the Slavic Village Development Corporation has provided the grant funding for a complete exterior restoration and interior renovation of the home.  Inclusion of the Brilla House as part of the Cleveland Metroparks extension project enhances the visitor experience to the Mill Creek area, one of Cleveland's hidden treasures.

We are open during spring, summer, and fall Sunday afternoons and by appointment for group tours and events.

Cleveland's Slavic Village from Arcadia Publishing is now available in bookstores nationwide and on Amazon.com.

A new addition to our Brilla House permanent displays is the addition of QR codes to our local history timelines.  Just scan your smartphone over the code to view expanded rich content.

   maintained by Glenn Sobola

last updated November 09, 2011

© 2011, SVHS