{"nrhp_refnum":"02001274","name":"Hall Park Allotment Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly along Oakland Ave., from Crestwood Ave. and Crosby St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.088588563500025,"lon":-81.5329896605263,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in Akron's West Hill neighborhood, Summit County, Ohio, made up of forty-two large houses built between 1902 and 1919, their garages, and two adjoining churches. The district covers about 15 acres of the Hall Park Allotment, platted in 1902.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the district as a group of houses with high artistic value and a high degree of architectural integrity, showing the diverse styles of 1902-1919 with the American Foursquare predominating. Six houses are the work of Harpster and Bliss, an important Akron firm. Hilly terrain, curvilinear brick-paved streets, retaining walls and mature trees add to its sense of place.","narrative":"Hall Park Allotment Historic District is a hillside residential enclave in Akron's West Hill neighborhood. Platted in 1902, the allotment was bounded by Crosby, Hall, Maple and Balch Streets, and the listed district covers a smaller, well-preserved portion of it. It contains forty-two large houses built between 1902 and 1919, twenty-two period garages, and two adjoining churches: Church of Our Saviour, dating from 1896 and enlarged and rebuilt in 1905, and the Woodland Methodist Episcopal Church of 1902, noted for its Akron Plan. The American Foursquare is the dominant house type, with twenty-four examples, alongside Queen Anne, Bungalow, Craftsman, Colonial, Georgian, Tudor and Jacobethan designs. Six houses were designed by the Akron firm Harpster and Bliss. Many homes sit on knolls behind brick or stone retaining walls, and curving brick-paved streets and mature trees shape the setting. The district was selected for its high artistic value and strong architectural integrity as a group.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Harpster and Bliss (six houses); Boenisch and Kraus (116 Oakdale Avenue); most other architects unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Jacobean); Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman); predominantly American Foursquare","criteria":[],"status_note":"Houses are largely intact, though some have been clad in aluminum siding, had porches enclosed, or been subdivided into apartments. One church is now occupied by another congregation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.416175-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/02001274.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991499","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/hall-park-allotment-historic-district-02001274/"}