Thaddeus B. Hurd

Thaddeus Baker Hurd (October 23, 1903 – March 12, 1989) was an architect and historian who is known for his interest and extensive research in the history of the city of Clyde, Ohio, United States. Hurd had several jobs in the field of architecture until his retirement in 1967. He was the founder of the Clyde Heritage League, a historical society. His work was contributed to several museums and libraries.

Background Hurd was born on October 23, 1903, in Clyde, Ohio. He was the son of Herman and Jennie Hurd. Herman was a local grocer who is well known especially in Clyde for his novel Winesburg, Ohio.

Hurd graduated from Clyde High School in 1920, and attended Oberlin College in Oberlin for two years after graduation. In 1922, he returned to Clyde and taught in a public school for one year. In 1923, Hurd moved to Ithaca, New York for a bachelor's degree, and later a Master of Architecture, from the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. From 1930 to 1933, Hurd was a professor of architecture at Cornell. Collections of his research are kept in several local museums and libraries.

A great portion of his research focused on notable residents of Clyde, mainly Sherwood Anderson, the author of the 1919 short story cycle Winesburg, Ohio, which was based on Clyde, and on James B. McPherson, a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

On December 21, 2021, Clyde City Council officially rescinded Resolution 2015–34 with the passage of Resolution 2021–62 by a unanimous vote 5–0, allowing the park to revert to its original Cherry Street Park name.