1874

Two-story Italianate mansion built for Lewis and Hanna Kies
Lewis Kies was western superintendent of Empire Railroad
 

1904

Funeral for Kies in house

1910

Sold to Lewis and Nina Murfey. Lewis Murfey was first Vice President of State Banking and Trust Company
 

1929

The house became a rooming house operated by Mrs. Ella O. Spencer

1949

Whaley Industrial Supply Company converted house to commercial use, removing the original porch and adding a single-story masonry addition to the front of the house
 

Mid 1980's

Purchased by Arabica for headquarters, coffee counter and bakery

June 2002

Purchased by Michael E. Chesler

September 2002

Ground broken for renovation

February 2003

Nominated for National Register of Historic Places

June 3, 2003

Grand Opening Celebration
Dedication of the Kies-Murfey House as the permanent home of
the Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland