{"nrhp_refnum":"74001624","name":"Perkins, Col. Simon, Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"550 Copley Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.08512555000004,"lon":-81.54153405099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story Greek Revival mansion of coursed sandstone ashlar at 550 Copley Road in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, built between 1835 and 1837 for Colonel Simon Perkins, with an adjoining frame laundry house on the grounds.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the house unequivocally one of the great houses in Ohio, praising its masterful handling of scale, proportion and detail while remaining simple rather than ostentatious. It is also tied to Colonel Simon Perkins, son of one of Akron's founders, who helped form Summit County in 1840 and promoted a railroad. It is described as a major architectural and historical Ohio landmark.","narrative":"Overlooking the city of Akron from a site of more than ten acres, this two-story sandstone mansion was built between 1835 and 1837 for Colonel Simon Perkins. Its dominant feature is a full two-story portico of four Tuscan columns, and the five-bay east facade has a monumental Greek doorway and massive stone lintels. Inside, a central hall plan serves four large rooms on each floor, with simple late Federal woodwork and nearly unornamented mantels. A frame laundry house of unknown date stands beside it, topped by a steeple tower and windmill. Perkins, born in Warren in 1805, was the son of one of Akron's founders. He helped bring about Summit County in 1840 and promoted the Cleveland, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railroad. His descendants lived in the house until 1945, when the Summit County Historical Society bought it. The nomination praises the house for its restrained scale, proportion and detail, and calls it a major Ohio landmark.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1837)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and occupied; used as a museum, with the laundry house serving as offices of the Summit County Historical Society. The kitchen was being restored.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.128336-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001624/4c3bf232b5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001624/4c3bf232b5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Schistorical","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perkins_Front_slightAngle.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Schistorical</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perkins_Front_slightAngle.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991503","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkins_Stone_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169060"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/perkins-col-simon-mansion-74001624/"}