The Cleveland Police Department may have a long and colorful history, but the buildings that housed the police headquarters have even more colorful stories on their grounds.

Cleveland Masterworks: Without a day of training as an architect, Clarence Mack made his mark on Northeast Ohio nearly 100 years ago with the 32 impressive Georgian Revival and French Eclectic homes he built in Lakewood and Shaker Heights. All 32 homes stand today as testament to his talents. 

Cleveland Masterworks: Clevelanders have always had their lists of favorite local eateries. Having perhaps one of the longest runs was Otto Moser's for 125 years.

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, it was a foregone conclusion that Cleveland local Frank Matowitz would enlist in the Army to defend his country. To honor Memorial Day, this is the story of one local veteran's service.

Cleveland Masterworks: A now-derelict factory on the shores of Lake Erie once housed one of Cleveland’s most successful businesses. For more than 100 years, Richman Brothers produced quality suits that were a rites of passage for many young men graduating or getting married, while also going above and beyond in caring for its 2,000 employees. 

Cleveland Masterworks: The Adolphus Druiding-designed St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Tremont dates back to the 19th Century and remains as Cleveland's tallest church.

Cleveland Masterworks: Rafael Guastavino studied architecture in his native Spain and went on to develop a system of interlocking tiles that greatly facilitated the construction of vaulted ceilings. There are 12 local examples of his work, including  the West Side Market, Baldwin Water Treatment Plant, and Cleveland Public Library.

Cleveland Masterworks: In the 1890s, aging Civil War veterans began to reflect on the sacrifices they made as young soldiers and wanted to honor the memory of their fallen comrades. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument was built in 1894 on Public Square to honor the more than 9,000 Cuyahoga County soldiers who served in the Civil War. 

Cleveland Masterworks: The Standard Oil Company and Christian Science were born during the Great Depression—with two structures that continue to grace Cleveland's landscape a century later.

Cleveland Masterworks: Robert P. Madison has created his own legacy—from his designs for buildings like Park Place Apartments or Fatima Family Center in Hough, to his work on the Rock Hall and Browns stadium—but he has also accomplished a lot of firsts in his almost 99 years on this planet.

Cleveland Masterworks: Cleveland native Frances Payne Bolton dedicated her life to nursing, education, and advocating for others. The first Ohio Congresswoman lived on a Lyndhurst estate that today makes up the grounds of Legacy Village, the former TRW headquarters, and her historic 1917 mansion.

Cleveland Masterworks: After President James A. Garfield was assassinated in 1881, plans to build a grand mausoleum at Lake View Cemetery soon got underway. In the meantime, the president's body lay for 10 years in the mausoleum Cleveland architect Levi Scofield had designed for this own family.

Cleveland Masterworks: Cleveland native Robert Gaede was a military veteran, architect, and expert in the historic preservation of Cleveland buildings of all types.

Cleveland Masterworks: Margaret Bourke-White launched her career as a photojournalist in Cleveland and went on to be the first woman photographer authorized to shoot in combat zones during World War II. 

Cleveland Masterworks: After amassing his fortune with Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller then secured 235 acres spanning East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights in what would house his summer home and, ultimately, a sprawling city park.

Cleveland Masterworks: At the turn of the 20th Century, William Knox and John Elliot designed several unique commercial buildings in downtown Cleveland, as well as a Fairfax church.

Cleveland Masterworks: St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral ranks as one of the most memorable religious sites in Cleveland—inspired by a Russian cathedral and thought to have been funded through Russian Tsar Nicholas II.

Cleveland Masterworks: Northeast Ohio native and self-taught architect Arthur N. Oviatt made his mark in the region with his stunning Lake County summer homes, designed for the wealthy entrepreneurs building the interurban railway.

Cleveland Masterworks: The Cleveland Mounted Police Unit, one of the oldest in the country, has a rich history that started in 1910 when Cleveland Police Sergeant George J. Matowitz (Tom Matowitz' grandfather) first started the unit.

Cleveland Masterworks: The only remnant of St. Agnes Church in the Hough neighborhood is the bell tower on a grassy plot of land, but the church's history is remarkable 100 years later.