{"nrhp_refnum":"83002059","name":"Akron Post Office and Federal Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"168 E. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.08345282000005,"lon":-81.51342273399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former United States Post Office and Federal Building at 168 East Market Street in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, designed in 1927 by James A. Wetmore and opened in 1929. It is a steel-frame building faced in limestone.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of Roman Neo-Classical Revival architecture in Summit County. It is finished and detailed consistently on all four elevations and remains as its architect designed it. It also served Akron as its post office and federal building for forty-six years and is a recognizable local landmark.","narrative":"Built between 1927 and 1929 at 168 East Market Street, Akron's second post office is a large, roughly square steel-frame building clad entirely in smooth limestone. Its Roman Neo-Classical Revival design, by acting supervising government architect James A. Wetmore, features terraced granite steps, projecting corner pavilions, a central arcade of five colossal round arches on Tuscan columns, pedimented windows, and a balustraded parapet. All four sides carry the same careful detailing, and the building remains as designed. Akron's population growth before and during World War I made the earlier post office inadequate, and funding was first sought in 1913. Construction began only in 1927, and the building opened in February 1929. Postal work filled the lower floors, while the second floor housed military recruiting, internal revenue, customs, and civil service offices. Postal operations moved to a larger facility in 1975, and the building then became home to a commercial studio business. It remains a familiar Akron landmark.","period_of_significance":"1927-1929","architect_builder":"James A. Wetmore","architectural_style":"Roman Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; after postal operations moved out in 1975, it became the home of a commercial studio business in 1976. Described as unaltered and on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.432274-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002059.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002059/036cff6305-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002059/036cff6305-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Robbie Schneider","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akron_Post_Office_and_Federal_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Robbie Schneider</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:Akron_Post_Office_and_Federal_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991567","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Post_Office_and_Federal_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4701688"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/akron-post-office-and-federal-building-83002059/"}