North Ridgeville City Schools history

In 1829, long before the name was changed, the township's post office was renamed the North Ridgeville post office to differentiate it from the town of Ridgeville near Dayton.

By March of 1882, the citizens of the township decided to vote at the April election upon the question ­ whether to build a new, larger town hall.

Reflecting the area's rural nature, for many years the Lorain County Farmers' Institute held their annual two-day meetings at Ridgeville's Town Hall, beginning in 1897.

When the Ridgeville Centennial was observed in May of 1910, the Town Hall was the scene of many speeches, historical orations, and a general gathering of long-time residents and friends marking the township's first century.

Following the 1924 abandonment, the Jaycox Road school (District No.

It was three years before Ridgeville was organized as Ridgeville Township, a name that remained until 1958 when it was renamed North Ridgeville Village.

By August of 1960, the village's population of more than 5,000 people meant that the township could become a city and North Ridgeville was born.

In 1975, the government offices were moved from the old building to the current City Hall on Avon-Belden Road.

The Centennial ceremony and re-dedication of North Ridgeville's Old Town Hall were celebrated in 1982.

In about 1985, the Sullivan family first approached the Historical Society about the possibility of purchasing the school; but the Society wasn't in a financial position to do so.

Through most of the 1990's, the Historical Society shared the meeting area with the North Ridgeville Arts Council, who provided a monthly Art Gallery highlighting the artistic talents and collections of the city's residents and students.

In the summer of 1993, Lorain County Historical Society member and former Director Tom Stetak of LaGrange (known as Mr.