{"nrhp_refnum":"84000151","name":"Jones Hall, Youngstown State University","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"410 Wick Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":40.92342076500006,"lon":-80.63994342099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Jones Hall is a collegiate Gothic Tudor educational building at 410 Wick Avenue on the Youngstown State University campus in Youngstown, Ohio. It was built in 1931 to designs by Paul Boucherle and dedicated on October 1, 1931.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Jones Hall is a fine and the only example of collegiate Gothic Tudor architecture in Youngstown. It was also the first building of Youngstown State University, formerly Youngstown College, which the Y.M.C.A. founded in 1908. It marks the community's effort to expand higher education in the industrial Youngstown area and northeastern Ohio.","narrative":"Jones Hall is the original building of the Youngstown State University campus, built in 1931 at the corner of Wick and Lincoln Avenues in Youngstown, Ohio. Architect Paul Boucherle designed it in a collegiate Gothic Tudor style, with an L-shaped plan, a steel frame, Indiana limestone walls, a slate gabled roof, and leaded windows. Two octagonal battlemented towers with crenellated spires flank the entrance, and a two-story Gothic bay is the main architectural feature. The building replaced the Wick family mansion, which had been donated to the Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. founded Youngstown College in 1908, and a fundraising campaign in 1929 secured a million dollars in pledges for new facilities. Jones Hall is considered the only example of this style in Youngstown and represents the first phase of the university's growth. The interior was rebuilt in 1972-73, but the exterior remains unchanged, and storm windows added in 1982 preserved the look of the windows.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Paul Boucherle","architectural_style":"Collegiate Gothic Tudor","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in educational use; the exterior is intact and unaltered, while the interior was completely altered in 1972-73. Condition is listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.086808-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000151.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000151/010961969a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000151/010961969a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Blue80","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JonesHall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue80</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JonesHall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990088","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138568468"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/jones-hall-youngstown-state-university-84000151/"}