{"nrhp_refnum":"89001450","name":"Izant, Grace Goulder, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"250 College St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hudson","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.25059420600007,"lon":-81.43798067499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame Colonial Revival house at 250 College Street in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio, built in 1935 to designs by architect Fred J. Paige of Akron, on a wooded lot of about 2 acres.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its association with Grace Goulder Izant, a journalist, author and historian of Ohio who lived there for 49 years (Criterion B). It is also a good Colonial Revival interpretation of early Greek Revival architecture in Hudson's Western Reserve setting (Criterion C), and it retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1935 at 250 College Street in Hudson, Ohio, this two-story wood frame house was designed by Akron architect Fred J. Paige and built by I.O. Palmer. It is a Colonial Revival take on early Greek Revival architecture, with a shallow front-gabled roof, a temple-like facade with four pilasters, a pedimented gable with a lunette, and an entrance with a full entablature, transom and sidelights. The house sits on a wooded lot that was once part of land held by Simeon Porter. It was the home of Grace Goulder Izant for 49 years. Izant wrote a long-running newspaper series on Ohio history for the Plain Dealer and authored books including This is Ohio, Ohio Scenes and Citizens, a study of John D. Rockefeller's Cleveland years, and Hudson's Heritage. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1982. The house was recognized for her literary and historical contributions and as a well-preserved example of Hudson's prevailing architectural style.","period_of_significance":"1935-1984","architect_builder":"Fred J. Paige, Akron, OH - architect; I.O. Palmer, building","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; a 1987 garage-to-family-room conversion and a new detached garage were added, with no visible exterior change other than the door.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.666398-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/89001450.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"89001452","name":"Hudson Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/hudson-historic-district-boundary-increase-89001452/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986292","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/izant-grace-goulder-house-89001450/"}