{"nrhp_refnum":"99001334","name":"Oakwood Cemetery Chapel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2420 Oakwood Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuyahoga Falls","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.14356122600003,"lon":-81.48719800699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story brick and stone cemetery chapel built in 1898 near the north entrance of Oakwood Cemetery at 2420 Oakwood Drive, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio. Architect C. Leroy Herrick designed it and Reed Deeds served as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the chapel is a fine example of cemetery-related architecture under Criterion C. Its eclectic late 19th century design draws on High Victorian Gothic elements such as polychrome masonry, complex gable roofs and paired and tripled lancet windows, with a Colonial Revival porch. Its twelve memorial stained glass windows, donated in 1898 by local families and organizations, add artistic value.","narrative":"Built in 1898 near the north entrance of Oakwood Cemetery in Cuyahoga Falls, this small chapel measures about 40 by 20 feet and combines a stone foundation, red brick walls and a Colonial Revival porch. Architect C. Leroy Herrick designed it, and Cuyahoga Falls brick contractor Reed Deeds supervised construction. The Ladies Cemetery Association, founded in 1888 to help maintain and beautify the cemetery, raised the funds and still owns the building. Its design draws on High Victorian Gothic features, including contrasting brick and stone, a complex gable roof and lancet windows in pairs and triplets. Twelve stained glass memorial windows were donated in 1898 by local families and fraternal and social organizations, honoring early settlers and community groups. The roof was changed from slate to asphalt shingles in 1973, and the oak interior woodwork was stripped of paint in the late 1970s. It was listed for its architectural significance as a cemetery chapel, with comparison made to the earlier, more ornate chapel at Glendale Cemetery in Akron.","period_of_significance":"1898","architect_builder":"Architect-Herrick, C. Leroy; Builder-Deeds, Reed","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revivals","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Owned by the Ladies Cemetery Association and open to the public only on Memorial Day; the basement is used mainly for maintenance storage. Current functions are listed as meeting hall and clubhouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.794199-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/99001334.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001334/3d911230fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001334/3d911230fc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakwood_Cemetery_Chapel,_Cuyahoga_Falls.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakwood_Cemetery_Chapel,_Cuyahoga_Falls.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991553","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakwood_Cemetery_Chapel_(Cuyahoga_Falls,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7074297"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/oakwood-cemetery-chapel-99001334/"}