Wick Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
This residential neighborhood in Youngstown, Ohio, extends the existing Wick Park Historic District eastward, between Elm Street and Wick Avenue and from Broadway Avenue south to Madison Avenue. It adds 152 contributing buildings, mainly single-family houses built between 1900 and 1933, along with a few duplexes, apartment buildings and garages. The homes show most major styles of the period, including Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Shingle, Mission, Craftsman and Tudor Revival. The oldest house is the Adirondack-style Wick Log Cabin on Illinois Avenue. Some designs are attributed to the Youngstown firms Owsley and Boucherle and Boucherle and Son. Residents were middle- and upper-middle-class families, and their houses are less grand than those facing Wick Park itself. The original grid of streets, fairly uniform lots, consistent setbacks and tree lawns survive. The area was recognized for its architecture and its role in the community's planned development, with significance spanning 1888 to 1933.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the area is an intact early twentieth century middle- and upper-middle-class neighborhood with excellent examples of the period's major architectural styles and typical house types such as bungalows and American Foursquares. It is also significant for community planning and development, shown by its surviving grid of streets, uniform lots and setbacks. Several houses are attributed to the Youngstown firms Owsley and Boucherle and Boucherle and Son.
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 01001041, listed September 24, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Broadway Ave., Wick Ave., Madison Ave., and Elm St., Youngstown |
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| County | Mahoning County |
| Listed | September 24, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001041 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1888-1933 |
| Architect / builder | Charles H. Owsley; Charles F. Owsley; Louis Boucherle; Paul Boucherle |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Shingle, Mission, Craftsman, Prairie, Tudor Revival, Adirondack, Chateauesque, Georgian Revival, Commercial, Vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Most buildings remain in residential use as single or multiple dwellings; a fire station and grocery store are also listed as current functions. |
| Acreage | 34.4 |
| Coordinates | 41.11718, -80.64392 (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 01001041.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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