{"nrhp_refnum":"83004367","name":"Shaker Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:Shaker Square"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Shaker and Moreland Blvds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.47993247850005,"lon":-81.58841370190193,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of 106 buildings in Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Ohio, surrounding Shaker Square, a Georgian Revival commercial center (1927-29). It was developed by O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen as the western gateway of their Shaker Heights suburb.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is an integral part of the Shaker Heights garden suburb and an important link in the Van Sweringens' rail and automobile transportation system. Deed restrictions controlled land use, building height and architectural style, producing a unified high-density residential and commercial area. Its significance is claimed in community planning, architecture, commerce and transportation.","narrative":"Surrounding Shaker Square in Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Ohio, this district contains 106 buildings laid out by brothers O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen as the western gateway to their Shaker Heights suburb. At its center is the Georgian Revival square of 1927-29, an octagon of brick buildings with white trim and slate roofs. Around it, apartment buildings and a street of two-story houses were built mostly between 1920 and 1932, with some later construction into the 1950s. Deed restrictions set uses, heights and permitted styles, limited to American Colonial, English and French designs, so the area reads as a unified whole. Moreland Courts, a quarter-mile complex by Alfred W. Harris, presents a sequence of English architectural styles. The district is cited for its role in community planning, architecture, commerce and transportation, tied to the Van Sweringens' rail and automobile suburb. Buildings are generally well maintained; two altered gas stations are excluded.","period_of_significance":"c.1918-1933","architect_builder":"various; Alfred W. Harris is named for Moreland Courts and Hampton Road","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival, American Colonial, English (Tudor, Gothic) and French styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and occupied, in excellent to good condition and unaltered; two gas stations are listed as intrusions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.466256-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83004367.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004367/b8c1fb980f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004367/b8c1fb980f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Columbusite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SScons.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbusite</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SScons.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003882","name":"Shaker Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/shaker-village-historic-district-84003882/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987572","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye%E2%80%93Shaker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4983055"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/shaker-square-historic-district-boundary-increase-83004367/"}