{"nrhp_refnum":"82001372","name":"Wade Park District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by E. 105 St., East Blvd., Chester and Euclid Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.508359056000046,"lon":-81.61263758975991,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 65-acre historic park district forming the core of University Circle on Cleveland's east side, made up of greenways, gardens, a lagoon and the cultural and religious buildings around them. Wade Park was donated to the city in 1882.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the park the centerpiece of the most significant collection of cultural institutions in Ohio, and one unique in the nation. It contains or is ringed by at least seven buildings of high artistic value by nationally and locally important architects. It also holds sculpture by Rodin and Saint-Gaudens, and its Olmsted-designed Fine Arts Garden is a notable example of civic, landscape and cultural center planning.","narrative":"Wade Park is a 65-acre district at the center of University Circle in Cleveland, made up of greenways, landscaped gardens, a lagoon and the buildings that face them. Jeptha H. Wade, a founder of Western Union, gave the land to the city in 1882 and later set aside a tract for an art gallery. The Cleveland Museum of Art opened there in 1916. Other major buildings followed, including the Fourth Church of Christ Scientist (1918-1920), The Temple (1924), Epworth-Euclid Methodist Church (1928), two luxury residential hotels (1923) and Severance Hall (1931). The Fine Arts Garden, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, was carried out in 1927-1928. The district also holds sculpture by Auguste Rodin and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Three later buildings from 1966 to 1971 are judged compatible with the setting. The district is significant for its architecture, landscape architecture and sculpture, and as an example of cultural center planning.","period_of_significance":"1882-1931","architect_builder":"Olmsted Brothers (Fine Arts Garden); Bertram Goodhue, George B. Post & Sons, Charles Greco, Walker & Weeks, Hubbell & Benes, Briggs & Nelson (buildings); form lists builder/architect as N/A","architectural_style":"Mixed: Neo-Classic, Georgian Revival, French Renaissance eclectic, Modernistic-Gothic, late Romanesque revival, modern classical mannerism with Art Deco interiors; romantic-style landscape","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as park, museum, educational, religious and residential property. The Fine Arts Garden has suffered some neglect and vandalism but is in good condition, with efforts under way to restore it to the original Olmsted plan.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.994509-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001372.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001372/a6a35d134f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001372/a6a35d134f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleveland_Museum_of_Art_-_lagoon_with_statue.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987727","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Park_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7959105"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/wade-park-district-82001372/"}