In mid to late nineteenth century, the most prestigious addresses on grand Franklin Avenue were those located closest to Franklin Circle. As the above section of the 1881 Cleveland Atlas reveals, John Dempsey lived very close to the Circle and his neighbors included, immediately to the east, historian James Ford Rhodes, after whom Cleveland Rhodes high school was named. Across the street, just a few doors down, was Robert Russell Rhode's grand house, which in recent years was the site of the Cuyahoga County Archives. Robert Russell Rhodes was a brother of James Ford Rhodes. A little further up the street and visible on this map was the home of Judge James Coffinberry, one of Cleveland early great jurists. | Source: Cleveland Public Library, Digital Map CollectionDownload Original File
