Arlington Avenue District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Arlington Avenue District covers a single block of Arlington Avenue on the near west side of Youngstown, Ohio, and contains twenty-nine frame dwellings built mainly in the 1890s. The street was subdivided in 1890 and filled with houses during a period of growth driven by iron and then steel manufacturing, when the city's population rose from about 8,000 in 1870 to over 33,000 in 1890. The houses follow Queen Anne-related styles, with large projecting gables, turned porch posts and spindles, round and polygonal towers, and varied siding. No two are exactly alike, and nine were built as double houses. Number 359 has diagonal square bays that make it look octagonal, and number 312 has a veranda with pointed, round and flat arches. The district was recognized as a representative midwestern middle-class street of the 1890s and as one of the best surviving examples of its period in this part of Youngstown, though the individual houses are not highly distinguished.
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| Period of significance | 1890-1900 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Queen Anne-related styles |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Arlington Avenue District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.