Interesting map entitled "Alteration and Widening of Superior Road, Being part of Original East Cleveland Township Lot 48, now in Cleveland Heights Village," 23 x 12.25, dated May–June 1912, signed twice in ink by the business magnate and philanthropist, "John D. Rockefeller." As a landowner affected by the plan, Rockefeller signs "to dedicate to the public, for use as a highway" a section of his property, and to request the vacation of an indicated section of Superior Road as he desired to alter it. The plan, which portrays the intersection of Superior Road and Mayfield Road, is additionally signed by engineer F. A. Pease, abutting landowners C. E. Gooding and Chas. Cundall, village clerk H. H. Caufield, and two notaries. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and overall handling wear. Today, the Cleveland's Mayfield corridor from Superior Road to Taylor Road is known as the 'Heights Rockefeller Community,' taking its name from the man who once owned a substantial portion of the land in that area.
John D. Rockefeller significantly influenced the development of Cleveland by founding the Standard Oil Company there, which transformed the city into a major industrial hub. His investments in local infrastructure, such as the creation of parks and cultural institutions, greatly improved the city's quality of life, and his generous philanthropy funded numerous educational and medical institutions. A desirable twice-signed piece from one of the richest people in modern history.
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