Fowler Center Historic District

Fowler Center is a rural crossroads in Trumbull County, Ohio, where State Routes 305 and 193 meet beside a village green. Samuel Fowler of Westfield, Massachusetts, bought the township in 1798, and the land at the center was set aside as a public green, following New England custom. Eight buildings around the green are included, and six of them contribute to the district's character. They include the Italianate Baldwin house, the brick Italianate Butts house, the Stewart house (once the Powers Hotel), the 1839 Silliman house, a late 19th-century brick commercial building, and a Town Hall from the 1850s. The Town Hall is regarded as the oldest in Trumbull County still serving its original purpose. Two altered buildings on the west side are non-contributing but help enclose the green. Slow growth and the lack of a railroad stop helped preserve the setting. The district was recognized for its architecture and for the planning ideas behind the green.