{"nrhp_refnum":"11000856","name":"Louisville Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Chapel, Lincoln, St. Louis Ct., Nickelplate, E. Gorgas, & Center Ct.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Louisville","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.84003626850003,"lon":-81.25489348820842,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 35-acre mixed-use historic district in Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, made up of the historic downtown commercial block, adjacent residential neighborhoods, a Catholic church complex and railroad-era industrial buildings. It includes 223 contributing resources dating mainly from 1845 to 1960.","why_significant":"The district illustrates Louisville's growth over 115 years through settlement, commerce and architecture. Its downtown block, church complex, industrial buildings, prominent East Main Street homes and 1920s working-class housing built for steel mill workers show how the community developed. It also contains a wide range of architectural styles from Greek Revival to Modern.","narrative":"Louisville's historic district covers about 35 acres in Stark County, Ohio, and brings together the city's downtown, nearby neighborhoods, a Catholic church complex and railroad-related industry. The core is a block of East Main Street lined with two- and three-story brick and frame commercial buildings, including Italianate blocks from the 1870s and a Neo-Classical Revival building of 1889-90. North of downtown, the 1875 St. Louis Catholic Church, with its twin spires, anchors a group of related school, rectory and convent buildings. Older industrial survivors include an 1848 grist mill and the Louisville Machine Company, founded in 1904. East Main Street holds the largest group of prominent 19th and 20th century homes, while the East Gorgas Street area contains modest houses built after 1919 for workers at the Superior Sheet Steel Company. The district was listed for its role in settlement, commerce and architecture between 1845 and 1960.","period_of_significance":"1845-1960","architect_builder":"Grim, H.C.; Grisez, Frank A.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings remain in use as housing, shops, churches and industry. A few have been altered, and one vacant lot is noted in the downtown block.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.916039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/11000856.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991402","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/louisville-historic-district-11000856/"}