East River Road Historic District II
Why it's listed
Five grand estate houses line the north side of East River Road beside the Maumee River near Perrysburg, Ohio. Built between about 1915 and 1940, they began as summer places for Toledo families and became year-round homes after World War I. Each reflects a different fashionable style: an Italianate villa, a half-timbered Tudor house, a French Renaissance Revival mansion, a second Tudor-style house and a Colonial Revival house with Federal-style outbuildings. Toledo, Cleveland and New York architects and landscape designers shaped them. Their original owners included glass-industry pioneers, lawyers and a Champion Spark Plug executive, people tied to companies such as Libbey-Owens-Ford and Owens-Illinois. The district was listed because it records the wealth of Toledo's industrial leaders and because so many palatial country estates were grouped so closely together. The houses remain private residences and are described as largely unchanged from their original appearance.
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| Period of significance | C. 1915-1940 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Italianate villa adaptation, Tudor/Jacobethan Revival, French Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival and Federal (outbuildings) |
| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 45 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | East River Road Historic District II (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.