{"nrhp_refnum":"82001489","name":"Ridgewood Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Gibbs Ave., Frazer Ave., 25th St., and 19th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.82169928400006,"lon":-81.36993573561065,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 190 buildings on both sides of Market Avenue North in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, roughly 20 blocks from downtown. It was platted between 1918 and 1924 and developed mainly between 1920 and 1940.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only residential development in Canton from this period featuring architect-designed Revival style houses. It also highlights locally produced features such as Canton-made paving brick and Union Metal street lighting standards, and the work of local architects. Its early residents included Canton's corporate and professional elite, and the district reflects the city's industrial coming-of-age.","narrative":"Ridgewood is a planned residential neighborhood in Canton, Ohio, spread along Market Avenue North about twenty blocks from the city center. Platted in stages between 1918 and 1924, it filled with roughly 190 buildings, most built from 1920 to 1930. Large houses sit back from tree-lined, brick-paved streets and are mostly designed by architects, many of them local. Tudor, French Norman, Georgian and Colonial Revival styles dominate, with leaded glass, slate roofs, hand-cut stone and tapestry brick. Charles Firestone, Herman Albrect, John S. Kelly and Louis Hoicowitz designed dozens of the homes. The district matters because it is Canton's only residential development of its period with this concentration of architect-designed Revival houses. Its paving brick came from the Metropolitan Paving Brick Company and its street lights from Union Metal Manufacturing, both Canton firms. Early residents included executives of Timken and Republic Steel, so the neighborhood also reflects the city's industrial rise.","period_of_significance":"1920-1930","architect_builder":"Numerous architects, including Charles E. Firestone, Albrect, Wilhelm, and Kelly (Herman Albrect), John S. Kelly, Arthur M. Brothers, J. Kerr Griffen, and Louis Hoicowitz","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival, with French Norman and Georgian Revival examples","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and unaltered; occupied, private residences with no intrusions. Post-World War II buildings serve as background.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.897934-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001489.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001489/52c560e266-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001489/52c560e266-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Funkadlik3","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obermeier_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Funkadlik3</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obermeier_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991376","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgewood_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49550204"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/ridgewood-historic-district-82001489/"}