Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio" in English language version.
Edward Eugene Jacobs Sr., founder of Cedar Grove Homestead Association, a cooperative that helped African-Americans find quality housing in Cincinnati, and founder of Hollydale Homes in Springfield Township, died of cancer at Good Samaritan Hospital on Dec. 4. He was 82.
Corbett Harvey founded the Cedar Grove Homestead Association to build the subdivision in 1947, but opposition to the black neighborhood and setbacks pushed construction off by 10 years.
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The problem for Berry and his partners was, as expected, discrimination. The chosen plot of land for the subdivision which would be named "Hollydale" was a farm in Springfield Township near Glenview Golf Course. In the article to the right, original Cedar Grove Homestead Association member Edward Jacobs explains "we were told by the farmer who owned the land that he'd rather see the land full of weeds and rabbits before he would sell it to us… Once we raised enough money, we had to get a white lady in Glendale to buy the land in her name and turn it over to the association."
Approximately 200 homes were built in the subdivision in the middle part of the 20th century. Thanks to the efficiency of the building techniques used, the homes in Hollydale were relatively affordable.
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