Englewood Historic District
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Why it's listed
Englewood is a residential neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio, laid out roughly between W. Bancroft, Lawrence, Oakwood, Hoag and Detroit. It contains over 500 contributing buildings, most of them houses built between about 1875 and the mid-1920s. The housing includes Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Arts & Crafts and Bungalow designs, with many foursquares and gable-front types. Churches and a school add landmarks, among them St. Anne's Catholic church, designed by John T. Comes of Pittsburgh and topped by a 118-foot campanile, and the Jacobethan Robinson Junior High, built in 1929 after Second Empire mansions on Grand Avenue were demolished. Over time many large homes were divided into flats and apartments. Beginning in the mid-1950s, African-American families moved into the area in large numbers, and Englewood became an important middle class Black neighborhood, home to professionals as well as laborers. By 1970 almost 90 percent of residents were African-American. The district remains largely residential, with its churches and school still in use.
Significance in brief: The district preserves a large, intact streetscape of late 19th and early 20th century housing in styles such as Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Arts & Crafts and Bungalow, along with landmark churches and a Jacobethan school. It also reflects Toledo's neighborhood life-cycle, including subdivision of large houses into apartments. From the mid-1950s it became a pivotal middle class African-American neighborhood.
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 98000601, listed May 29, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by W. Bancroft, Lawrence, Oakwood, Hoag, and Detroit Sts., Toledo |
|---|---|
| County | Lucas County |
| Listed | May 29, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000601 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | John T. Comes of Comes, Perry and McMullen of Pittsburgh (St. Anne's Catholic church) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian (Italianate, Queen Anne, Shingle); Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival); Prairie, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used mainly for single and multiple dwellings, with churches and a school in current use. |
| Acreage | 95 |
| Within district | Old West End District |
| Coordinates | 41.66338, -83.56965 (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 98000601.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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