Godwin-Knowles House
Also known as: Masonic Temple
Why it's listed
Built in the early 1890s by Goodwin, one of East Liverpool's pottery manufacturers, this brick Colonial Revival house at 422 Broadway originally had a symmetrical facade, a rounded corner tower with a conical roof, and a front porch with paired Ionic columns. Homer Knowles, a nephew associated with the Knowles, Taylor, Knowles Pottery, later lived there. The house is nearly identical in original design to another Goodwin property at 5th and Jackson. In 1910 the Masonic Lodge bought it and enlarged it at front and rear, extending the facade and enclosing the porch. Careful matching of the roof pitch, dormers and window trim made the changes hard to detect. It has served as the Masonic Temple ever since. It is recognized for its link to the city's pottery industry and its long social role, and it remains one of the city's grandest houses despite the alterations.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites Criteria A and B for its ties to East Liverpool's industrial history as the home of two major figures in the pottery industry, and to its social and cultural history as the long-time Masonic Temple. It was one of the city's grandest houses. The 1910 alterations were done so skillfully that they form a unified composition and have gained significance in their own right.
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 85003515, listed November 14, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 422 Broadway, East Liverpool |
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| County | Columbiana County |
| Listed | November 14, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003515 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1890's |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival influence |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a Masonic lodge; exterior condition fair; second-floor front windows altered with glass block but otherwise high integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | East Liverpool Downtown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.61764, -80.57704 (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 85003515.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5576955
- This listing as JSON
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