{"nrhp_refnum":"91001415","name":"Robinson, Byron W., House","other_names":["Robinson Mansion","Steinway Hall","Lone Star Fraternity","Sum-347-"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"715 E. Buchtel Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.07695638300004,"lon":-81.49527729399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A massive 2½-storey red brick Jacobethan-style residence with a matching carriage house and rear wall, completed in 1906 at 715 East Buchtel Avenue on the east side of Akron, Summit County, Ohio, on 2.3 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of the Jacobethan subtype of Tudor Revival architecture, with a high degree of exterior and interior integrity. It is the only Jacobethan house recorded in the Akron inventory and the Ohio Historic Inventory. It was also one of the last two large industrialist residences built on Akron's east side before the shift westward.","narrative":"Built in 1906 for clay products executive Byron W. Robinson, this large brick residence on Akron's east side is an example of the Jacobethan branch of Tudor Revival design. The red brick walls are laid in Flemish bond with sandstone trim, parapeted gables, shaped vergeboards on the rear dormers, a tile roof, and massive fluted chimneys. A porch with Ionic columns marks the entry, and a porte-cochere echoes it at the rear. Inside, oak and mahogany woodwork, mosaic tile, carved staircase and stained glass windows survive. A matching carriage house and a brick rear wall remain on the 2.3-acre lot. The house is considered locally significant because Jacobethan houses are rare in Akron, and this is the only recorded example. It was among the last grand industrialist homes built on the east side before commercialization pushed such estates west. After Mrs. Robinson died in 1936 it served as a maternity home, then a fraternity house and offices, and has since been restored.","period_of_significance":"1906","architect_builder":"Hopkinson, Charles W.","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival (Jacobethan Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Saved from demolition and restored for use as Akron's Steinway Hall; the third-floor ballroom has been restored and the interior is largely intact. Current function is listed as commerce/trade specialty store.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.158338-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/91001415.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001415/45e10cc618-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001415/45e10cc618-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byron_W._Robinson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byron_W._Robinson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991543","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138691033"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/robinson-byron-w-house-91001415/"}