{"nrhp_refnum":"05001146","name":"Werner, Edward P., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"258 W. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.08889141600008,"lon":-81.52590759599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Swiss Chalet style house at 258 West Market Street in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, built in 1905 by Edward P. Werner on the eastern edge of his father's estate.","why_significant":"It is listed under Criterion C for local architectural significance as the only Swiss Chalet house identified in Akron's landmark surveys, with a high degree of integrity. It also reflects the move of Akron's industrialists from the East Market Street/Fir Hill area to West Market Street/West Hill. It is the last remaining residential building tied to Paul E. Werner's estate.","narrative":"Built in 1905 at 258 West Market Street in Akron, this three-story Swiss Chalet was the home of Edward P. Werner, superintendent of the Werner Printing Company and son of its founder, Paul E. Werner. It sits on the eastern edge of what was once his father's large West Market Street estate, and it is the last residential building left from that estate. The house has a low-pitched front gable roof, wide eaves with knee braces, half-timbering, and balconies with flat cut-out trim. Inside are carved wood details in Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles, including an ogee-arched fireplace mantle and a heart-motif newel post. Local surveys identified it as the only Swiss Chalet house in Akron. It also marks the shift of wealthy Akron families from East Market Street and Fir Hill to West Hill in the early twentieth century. A trust bought it in 2001 and began rehabilitation.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Swiss Chalet","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant in the function section; the form notes that a trust bought the house in 2001 and has begun rehabilitating it.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.191983-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/05001146.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001146/82620a2dbb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001146/82620a2dbb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_P._Werner_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_P._Werner_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991533","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138687736"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/werner-edward-p-house-05001146/"}