{"nrhp_refnum":"84003781","name":"Stambaugh, Henry H., Memorial Auditorium","other_names":["Stambaugh Auditorium"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1000 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":41.113666986000055,"lon":-80.65212893599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Henry H. Stambaugh Memorial Auditorium is a 2,600-seat public auditorium at 1000 5th Avenue in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, built in 1925-1926 and designed by the New York firm Helme and Corbett.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding, unequalled example of Neo-Classical styling in Youngstown and the city's most important structure built in the 1920s. It also has an axial vista across from Wick Park and has remained largely original. It has served as a focal point of the city's cultural life and honors the philanthropy of industrialist Henry H. Stambaugh.","narrative":"Stambaugh Auditorium, at 1000 5th Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, is a 2,600-seat concert hall built in 1925-1926 with money left by steel and coal executive Henry H. Stambaugh, who died leaving $1,500,000 in his 1919 will for an auditorium for the people of Youngstown. The New York firm Helme and Corbett designed it in a Neo-Classical manner with Italian Renaissance influences. The east front has a limestone stairway, eight Ionic columns and a sculptured pediment by Gaetena Ceceri, while the interior includes a basement ballroom, oak paneling, a marble lecture room and painted, coffered ceilings. Facing Wick Park, the building forms a monumental vista down Park Avenue. It remains largely original, with only minor refurbishing. Since its dedication on December 5, 1926, performers including Will Rogers, Rachmaninoff and Beverly Sills have appeared there, making it a focal point of the city's cultural life.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":"Helme and Corbett (architects); Hegeman-Harris of New York (general contractor)","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts Neo-Roman / Neo-Classical, a free rendition of Italian Renaissance classicism","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in virtually pristine, original condition with only minor alterations such as new carpeting, reupholstered seats and new curtains; occupied and rented by local groups.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.862993-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003781.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003781/5e140e1968-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003781/5e140e1968-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stambaugh_Auditorium_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stambaugh_Auditorium_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990110","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stambaugh_Auditorium","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7597359"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/stambaugh-henry-h-memorial-auditorium-84003781/"}