{"nrhp_refnum":"08000588","name":"Burt Building","other_names":["Burt Candy Company, Ross Radio, Inc."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"325-327 West Federal St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":41.101918769000065,"lon":-80.65457257999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, steel-frame commercial building with a brick and terra cotta facade at 325-327 West Federal Street in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. It was renovated in 1921-1922 for Harry B. Burt's confectionery and restaurant business.","why_significant":"The building reflects the history of two local businesses, the Burt Confectionery Company and Ross Radio, Inc. It is also tied to Harry B. Burt, who developed the Good Humor ice cream bar here between 1922 and 1926. He obtained the patent for the production machinery and process and put the first fleet of refrigerated Good Humor trucks into service from this site.","narrative":"Located at 325-327 West Federal Street in downtown Youngstown, this three-story steel-frame commercial building has red brick sides and a grey terra cotta front. Harry B. Burt bought it in 1921 and had Heller Brothers Company renovate it, with Herman Kling & Son designing the facade and interior. It opened in April 1922 as a candy store, bakery, ice cream plant and restaurant complex, with a flower shop, the Arbor Garden, the Wisteria Tea Cottage, a 750-person Rainbow Assembly Room and a Peacock Banquet Room. Here Burt put the Good Humor ice cream bar into production, patented the machinery and process, and launched a fleet of refrigerated delivery trucks. The Burt family ran the business until 1935, when Ross Radio, Inc. took over the building and used it for sales, offices and storage. Much of the original maple flooring, plaster coffered ceilings, stair details and painted peacock decoration survives. The building is significant for its commercial history and its link to Burt.","period_of_significance":"1922-1958","architect_builder":"Herman Kling & Son (front façade and interior design architects); Heller Brothers Company (contractors)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial Style","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Ross Radio occupied the building from 1935 until spring 2008. Most original Burt-era interior finishes survive, though light wells were covered and some stairways were removed or closed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.499111-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08000588.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000588/6e753f7bc6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000588/6e753f7bc6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"BFDhD (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burt-GoodHumorBldg.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">BFDhD (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burt-GoodHumorBldg.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990140","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138565105"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/burt-building-08000588/"}