{"nrhp_refnum":"85003577","name":"Packard, James Ward, House","other_names":["Myron and Katherine Summers House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"319 Oak Knoll Ave. NE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warren","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.239264250000076,"lon":-80.79395459199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one half story Georgian Revival brick residence at 319 Oak Knoll Avenue N.E. in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, built in 1923-24 for inventor and automobile pioneer James Ward Packard, with a detached garage on a two-acre landscaped lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, lavish example of Georgian Revival architecture, designed by the Warren firm Keich, O'Brien and Hoster. It is also the home of J.W. Packard from 1924 until his death in 1928. Packard's work in electrical products and the Packard automobile contributed to Warren's growth and prosperity. The house remains essentially unaltered.","narrative":"Built in 1923-24 on Oak Knoll Avenue in Warren, Ohio, this two and one half story brick house was the final residence of James Ward Packard, the local inventor associated with the Packard Electric Company and the Packard Motor Car Company. Designed by the Warren firm Keich, O'Brien and Hoster, it shows Georgian Revival features including Flemish bond brickwork, a slate roof, massive end chimneys, a two-story columned portico and a broken-pediment west entrance. Interior finishes include marble, mahogany, poplar and maple, imported wallpaper, an elevator and a barrel-vaulted attic room. The grounds cover two acres and include a garage for five cars with a chauffeur's apartment. Packard lived here until his death in 1928, and his wife and later a niece's family kept the house and furnishings largely as planned. The house is recognized for its architectural quality and its link to a figure central to Warren's early twentieth-century prosperity.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1924)","architect_builder":"Keich, O'Brien & Hoster of Warren","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, unaltered and occupied as a private residence at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.7031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85003577.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003577/758ec0b566-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003577/758ec0b566-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Ward_Packard_House_-_Warren.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Ward_Packard_House_-_Warren.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991685","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138752673"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/packard-james-ward-house-85003577/"}