West Market Street Boulevard Historic District
Also known as: West Market Street Boulevard Park Addition, Westwood
Why it's listed
West Market Street Boulevard Historic District is a residential neighborhood on the west side of Lima, Ohio, running from Woodlawn Avenue to Glenwood Avenue. It forms the first plat of a four-plat development dedicated in 1920 by Lawrence C. Townsend and others, and its houses face a landscaped boulevard in the center of the street. Twenty-five homes, along with garages, a pergola and a garden shed, were built between 1921 and 1955 on lots of roughly equal size. Tudor Revival is the most common style, alongside Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival and a few Ranch houses. Many are brick, with details such as half-timbering, false-thatched roofs, solariums and porte-cocheres. The district matters both as a planned residential section marketed as exclusive and as the home of leading Lima figures, including physicians, lawyers, a congressman, oil and roofing-tile businessmen and financiers. Its largely intact houses show how architectural tastes changed over about three decades.
Significance in brief: The district is a planned boulevard-style residential development promoted by Lawrence C. Townsend as an exclusive section of Lima. It served as home to many prominent residents, including doctors, lawyers, a congressman, industrialists and business leaders. Its houses also form a timeline of popular early to mid-20th-century styles, with Tudor Revival the most common.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 04001201, listed October 27, 2004. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1410-1529 W. Market St., Lima |
|---|---|
| County | Allen County |
| Listed | October 27, 2004 |
| Reference number | 04001201 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1920-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Builders named include Killian & Son Builders, F.H. Brietz, E.E. Uptigraph, Raymond Campnell Construction Company and R.D. Miller |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, English Tudor, Georgian Revival, French Eclectic, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Ranch |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current function is single-family dwelling; the district has 35 contributing and 3 noncontributing resources (three later garages). |
| Acreage | 11 |
| Coordinates | 40.74009, -84.13499 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 04001201.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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