Hall Park Allotment Historic District
Why it's listed
Hall Park Allotment Historic District is a hillside residential enclave in Akron's West Hill neighborhood. Platted in 1902, the allotment was bounded by Crosby, Hall, Maple and Balch Streets, and the listed district covers a smaller, well-preserved portion of it. It contains forty-two large houses built between 1902 and 1919, twenty-two period garages, and two adjoining churches: Church of Our Saviour, dating from 1896 and enlarged and rebuilt in 1905, and the Woodland Methodist Episcopal Church of 1902, noted for its Akron Plan. The American Foursquare is the dominant house type, with twenty-four examples, alongside Queen Anne, Bungalow, Craftsman, Colonial, Georgian, Tudor and Jacobethan designs. Six houses were designed by the Akron firm Harpster and Bliss. Many homes sit on knolls behind brick or stone retaining walls, and curving brick-paved streets and mature trees shape the setting. The district was selected for its high artistic value and strong architectural integrity as a group.
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| Styles | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Jacobean); Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman); predominantly American Foursquare |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 15 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Hall Park Allotment Historic 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.