{"nrhp_refnum":"95000499","name":"Mason, Frank H., House","other_names":["Brighton Farm","Turkeyfoot Manor","Healthhaven"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"615 Latham Ln., Franklin Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":40.96421911150006,"lon":-81.54506739698674,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 43-room summer residence at 615 Latham Lane in Akron (Franklin Township), Summit County, Ohio, built in 1913-1914 as the centerpiece of the 746-acre Brighton Farm estate on Turkeyfoot Lake. It was designed by architects Harpster & Bliss for Frank H. Mason.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architectural character and the quality of its design and construction. It also recognizes the importance of its architects, Harpster & Bliss, described as Akron's premier firm from 1907 to 1925. Its original owner, Frank H. Mason, a chief officer of B. F. Goodrich, was an industrialist during Akron's rubber boom and a civic leader and benefactor.","narrative":"Built in 1913-1914, this 43-room brick and stucco mansion on Akron's Turkeyfoot Lake was the centerpiece of Brighton Farm, a 746-acre estate. Architects Harpster & Bliss designed it for Frank H. Mason, a chief officer of the B. F. Goodrich Company, blending Tudor and Craftsman influences in a Free English Manorial manner. Solid masonry and steel-frame construction supports beige brick walls, field stone foundations, half-timbered upper stories, a green English tile roof and a baroque-gabled porte-cochere. Inside, the large first-floor rooms draw on Tudor, Jacobean, Renaissance and Adamesque styles, with oak paneling, plaster ceilings and original bronze chandeliers. The house was later used as a nursing home and, since 1991, for administrative offices and meeting space. It is recognized for its architecture, for the standing of its architects as Akron's leading firm of the period, and for Mason's role as an industrialist and civic benefactor during the rubber boom years.","period_of_significance":"1913-1931","architect_builder":"Milton E. Harpster and John F. Bliss, Architects","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Tudor Revival and Craftsman","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a sanitarium and nursing home; since 1991 it has housed administrative offices and reception and meeting areas. The kitchen and some service rooms have been altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.569627-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/95000499.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991585","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113831109"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/mason-frank-h-house-95000499/"}