{"nrhp_refnum":"84000239","name":"Trinity Cathedral Church Home","other_names":["Mather Hall-Cleveland State University"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2227 Prospect Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.500494683000056,"lon":-81.67390951899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-a-half-story brick and stone residence at 2227 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1895 as the home connected to Trinity Cathedral and designed by C.F. Schweinfurth.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architecture, its relationship to Trinity Cathedral, and its importance on Prospect Avenue. It is described as the only example of the Jacobethan style found in Upper Prospect. It also represents a later phase of Schweinfurth's career, when he varied his architectural styles.","narrative":"Built in 1895 at an estimated cost of $30,000, this massive three-and-a-half-story residence at 2227 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland originally served as the Trinity Cathedral Church Home and was finished before the cathedral itself. Architect Charles Schweinfurth designed it in a simplified Jacobethan style, a manner more often used for schools than for other building types in the city. Its character comes mainly from its massing, a steeply pitched multi-gable roof with parapeted gables, and a two-story rough-faced stone bay window on the facade, set against brick walls with stone trim. A one-story entry porch with a stepped gable sits to one side. It is the only Jacobethan example found in the Upper Prospect area. Reviewers considered it a good local example of the style, and it reflects Schweinfurth's later career, when he worked in a variety of styles. The building is now used as a hall by Cleveland State University.","period_of_significance":"1895","architect_builder":"C.F. Schweinfurth (architect); A.E. Brewster and H.T. Williams (builders)","architectural_style":"Jacobethan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Now used as a college hall (Mather Hall, Cleveland State University); exterior condition 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 02:53:14.586828-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000239.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000239/87525ff077-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000239/87525ff077-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Cathedral_Church_Home.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Cathedral_Church_Home.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984616","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137705585"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/trinity-cathedral-church-home-84000239/"}