{"nrhp_refnum":"73001421","name":"University Hall, Cleveland State University","other_names":["Mather,Samuel,Mansion"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2605 Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50230760100004,"lon":-81.67195126799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Samuel Mather Mansion, now University Hall of Cleveland State University, is a three-story Tudor-style mansion at 2605 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, finished in 1910 and designed by Charles F. Schweinfurth.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the last survivors of Cleveland's \"Millionaire's Row\" and an early example of Schweinfurth's Tudor style. It is also tied to Samuel Mather, an iron-ore and shipping industrialist and civic leader whose philanthropy was extensive.","narrative":"Built as the home of industrialist Samuel Mather and finished in 1910, this Euclid Avenue mansion in Cleveland is now University Hall at Cleveland State University. Architect Charles F. Schweinfurth designed it in the Tudor style, using dark red handmade brick with Indiana limestone trim, a slate roof and carved clustered chimneys. The 91-foot south front has two contrasting limestone bays and an asymmetrical terrace. Inside, the foyer is paneled in English brown oak, and a grand staircase rises through the house. A third-floor ballroom could hold 300 people. It is described as one of the last remnants of \"Millionaire's Row.\" Samuel Mather headed Pickands, Mather & Co., came from a family active in early iron-ore mining, and served on many corporate, hospital, university and museum boards. He received the first Medal for Civic Service from the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce in 1924. The university now uses the building for offices, classrooms, student services and a cultural center.","period_of_significance":"20th Century; finished in 1910","architect_builder":"Charles F. Schweinfurth","architectural_style":"Tudor","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and altered, on its original site; used by Cleveland State University for offices, classrooms, student life and cultural centers, and meeting rooms.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.189003-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001421.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001421/74a76f5783-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001421/74a76f5783-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_Hall,_Cleveland_State_University.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_Hall,_Cleveland_State_University.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mather_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96392259"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/university-hall-cleveland-state-university-73001421/"}