{"nrhp_refnum":"81000451","name":"Renkert, Harry S., House","other_names":["Amateur Hall of Fame","Belden House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1414 Market Ave., N.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.81077717100004,"lon":-81.37069747399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A square brick-and-tile house at 1414 Market Avenue North in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, built in 1908 by Harry S. Renkert in the Quality Hill residential area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its eclectic architecture and craftsmanship, which are rare among Canton's remaining buildings. It is also a symbol of the brick industry, having belonged to two leading figures in Ohio brick manufacturing, Harry Renkert and later Paul B. Belden. Its brick walls and ornamental tile lintels reflect that industry.","narrative":"Built in 1908 at 1414 Market Avenue North in Canton, Ohio, this nearly square house of brick and tile sits in the area once known as Quality Hill, where many of the city's prominent citizens lived. It has a slate hip roof, a scrolled central gable with an oculus window and shell-motif pediment, and a classical porch with Ionic columns that extends into a porte-cochere. Window lintels are made of tile, tying the design to the brick industry. Harry S. Renkert, who built and owned it, was the son of a pioneer Ohio brick manufacturer and helped organize the Metropolitan Paving Brick Company in 1902. He also built Canton's first skyscraper, the twelve-story Renkert Building. In 1928 the house passed to Paul B. Belden, head of Belden Brick Company. The city later acquired it for an Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. It was listed for its architecture and its link to brick manufacturing.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Harry Renkert - Builder","architectural_style":"Eclectic with classical detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Canton, recently acquired for use as an Amateur Sports Hall of Fame; condition listed as fair and work in progress; form lists it as occupied and a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.460076-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/81000451.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000451/d20dd9ee3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000451/d20dd9ee3a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_S._Renkert_House_(Canton,_OH).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Harry_S._Renkert_House_(Canton,_OH).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991416","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138680174"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/renkert-harry-s-house-81000451/"}