{"nrhp_refnum":"93000405","name":"Seiberling, Charles Willard, House","other_names":["Tri-Acre","Sum-155-12","Unity Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1075 W. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.10165527400005,"lon":-81.55107790199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2 story red brick Colonial Revival mansion at 1075 West Market Street in the Highland Park area of Akron, Ohio, built in 1913 as the residence of industrialist Charles W. Seiberling. Edward S. Child is listed as architect/builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion B for its association with Charles Seiberling, a co-founder of Goodyear and one of Akron's foremost industrialists and civic leaders. It is also significant under Criterion C as an outstanding example of Georgian Revival design, and reportedly the second largest mansion in Akron.","narrative":"Built in 1913 in Akron's Highland Park area, this 2-1/2 story red brick house was the residence of Charles W. Seiberling, who with his brother Frank co-founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The brick is laid in Flemish bond over a steel frame, with a symmetrical facade, a pedimented entry with Tuscan pilasters and columns, a slate roof with round-arch dormers, and a rear port-cochere. Inside, most original detail survives, including seventeen of eighteen fireplaces, mahogany trim, molded plaster ceilings and intact third-floor servants' quarters. Seiberling was known for progressive worker relations and wide civic leadership, and he lived here until 1922. The house later passed to Michael O'Neal, then to a Catholic teaching order, and about 1960 to the Unity Church. It was recently bought by an owner who is restoring it. It was recognized for the Seiberling association and as a fine example of Georgian Revival design.","period_of_significance":"1913-1922","architect_builder":"Child, Edward S.","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival (described in the significance statement as Georgian Revival)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Current function listed as work in progress; the current owner has begun a program of restoring the house, including restoring the original entry doors in 1993.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.648564-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/93000405.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000405/66564123e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000405/66564123e1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Willard_Seiberling_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Willard_Seiberling_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991581","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138691046"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/seiberling-charles-willard-house-93000405/"}