{"nrhp_refnum":"85002921","name":"Fowler Center Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly area around Fowler Twp. Village Green at OH 305 and OH 193","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fowler","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.31108498000006,"lon":-80.65568306431462,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of eight structures arranged around the Fowler Township village green at the crossing of State Routes 305 and 193 in Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio. The green was set aside in 1798 and the surrounding buildings date mostly from the mid-to-late 19th century.","why_significant":"The district is significant for architecture and community planning. The green reflects New England town planning as practiced by Western Reserve settlers, and it is one of the best preserved village greens in Trumbull County. The surrounding buildings show Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Victorian commercial styles, and they keep the character of a rural 19th-century crossroads community.","narrative":"Fowler Center is a rural crossroads in Trumbull County, Ohio, where State Routes 305 and 193 meet beside a village green. Samuel Fowler of Westfield, Massachusetts, bought the township in 1798, and the land at the center was set aside as a public green, following New England custom. Eight buildings around the green are included, and six of them contribute to the district's character. They include the Italianate Baldwin house, the brick Italianate Butts house, the Stewart house (once the Powers Hotel), the 1839 Silliman house, a late 19th-century brick commercial building, and a Town Hall from the 1850s. The Town Hall is regarded as the oldest in Trumbull County still serving its original purpose. Two altered buildings on the west side are non-contributing but help enclose the green. Slow growth and the lack of a railroad stop helped preserve the setting. The district was recognized for its architecture and for the planning ideas behind the green.","period_of_significance":"1830-1900","architect_builder":"Multiple","architectural_style":"Italianate, with eclectic Greek Revival and Gothic Revival influences, and a Victorian commercial building","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The Baldwin house is described as vacant for several years. The Town Hall is still in its original use, and the other buildings are described as occupied or in use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.203122-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85002921.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991677","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/fowler-center-historic-district-85002921/"}