Electricity Rates in Peninsula, OH

History of Peninsula

Peninsula was first settled in 1818 and was plotted in 1837 by Herman Bronson. It was a canal boat stop and home to several mills, stone quarries and boat yards, five hotels and 14 bars until 1887.More than 20 places in Peninsula are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dominant Greek Revival architecture reflects popular tastes amongst settlers to the Connecticut Western Reserve from New England. The Gothic Revival Bronson Memorial Church, originally constructed in 1835 as the Bethel Church, according to William Perrin's History of Summit County (1881) was an attempt to “introduce moral and religious tactics among the vicious and unlawful practices of the canal boatmen.” In 1889, the church was remodeled in the Gothic Revival style.A notable high style example of the village's Greek Revival architecture is the 1824 Bronson House, built of locally quarried sandstone blocks. Several canal-era houses are typical of the popular Western Reserve New England building type called the Upright-and-Wing, particularly suitable for the early 19th-century Ohio frontier.Other architectural styles include Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick and Colonial Revival. The 1886 Stick-style Boston Township Hall originally functioned as the village high school. The three-story hip-roofed building contains a pyramidal roof tower with an open belfry. The Township Hall is now the Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum.

Peninsula by the Numbers

Population

3,599

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Median Household Income

$118,277/yr

Median Home Value

$354,900

Homeownership Rate

92%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)