Founded in 1883, by Patrick Roger Cleary as the "Cleary School of Penmanship",[REF] it was incorporated in 1891 as "Cleary Business College" [REF].
The Cleary College building at 2170 Washtenaw Ave, designed by Ypsilanti architect R. S. Gerganoff was awarded a Michigan Historical Marker (site S0553) in 1983 [REF].