{"nrhp_refnum":"87001598","name":"Barder, Byron R., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1041 W. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.09148100300007,"lon":-81.55004032999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Georgian Revival brick residence at 1041 West Market Street in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, built in 1919 for Byron R. Barder and designed by the architectural firm Harpster & Bliss.","why_significant":"The nomination bases significance on architectural merit and on the importance in Akron of its architects. It is described as an unusual interpretation of the Adamesque mode of Georgian Revival and perhaps the finest of six major surviving domestic commissions by Harpster & Bliss. Its service wing plan and its relation to the main block are also praised.","narrative":"Built in 1919 on a one and one-third acre corner lot in Akron, this two and one-half story house is faced in cream brick with ivory trim. Its symmetrical front is dominated by a half-round portico with six colossal fluted columns, and a two story service wing with a three-stall garage extends from the rear. Inside are fifteen principal rooms, including a grand open staircase, a solarium, a basement billiard room with a shooting range, and a third floor dance hall. The home was designed by Harpster & Bliss, the leading Akron architectural firm of its day, and is considered perhaps the finest of six major surviving houses by that firm. A 1928 publication called it one of Akron's finest private homes. Byron R. Barder, president and general manager of the Biggs Boiler Works Company, lived here for thirty-eight years. It was listed for its architecture, and plans called for conversion to offices while preserving the exterior.","period_of_significance":"1919","architect_builder":"Harpster & Bliss, Architects","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Historic use was a single dwelling; current function is listed as office building, and the form says it will be converted to office and studio use by an Akron architectural firm with careful preservation of the exterior.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.764481-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87001598.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001598/aed629fb6c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001598/aed629fb6c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byron_R._Barder_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byron_R._Barder_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991501","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138690998"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/barder-byron-r-house-87001598/"}