East Point Manor
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
East Point Manor is a former country estate on East Point, a long peninsula reaching east from Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie. Lawyer and Roosevelt administration official Harry F. Payer began it in 1925 as a weekend and summer retreat. The estate once covered about 100 acres of meadow, orchards, vineyards and a nine-hole golf course. Later owners subdivided it, and the surviving buildings now sit among summer cottages. The listed area centers on a long, low limestone manor house of 1925-1926, designed by Cleveland architect J. Milton Dyer and built by Alfred Schnurr of Sandusky. An octagonal central pavilion and copper-trimmed gables give it a mix of Prairie School and Tudor character. Nearby are a 1936 stables complex of rubble stone with a cobblestone courtyard, a stone entry gate and a pump house. The property was recognized for its link to Payer, who served as assistant Secretary of State and advised on recognition of the Soviet Union, and for its architecture.
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| Period of significance | 1925-1936 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Prairie School; Tudor Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 5.4 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | East Point Manor (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.