Wells-Clark-Strouss House
Why it's listed
Wells-Clark-Strouss Residence, also called The Evergreens, is an English Tudor Revival estate in Liberty Township north of Youngstown, Ohio. The main house and a garage with chauffeur's quarters date to about 1913-1914. Between 1923 and 1925 Edward Ford Clark, founder of Newton Steel Company, added a gardener's residence with greenhouse, stables, another garage and a landscape that included terraced gardens, ponds, stone bridges and mature evergreens moved onto the grounds. Youngstown architect Barton E. Brooke designed the later buildings, while the original architect and the landscape designer are unknown. The estate was first built by Thomas Wells II, son of a financier of Youngstown's first steel mill. It was listed because it survives as a rare, mostly complete estate, showing how industrial and merchant wealth shaped country living in the Mahoning Valley. Its stucco and half-timbered buildings, sandstone walls and designed grounds remain recognizable, though some gardens and farm features are gone.
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| Styles | Tudor Revival |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Industry |
| Acreage | 30 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Wells-Clark-Strouss House (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.