St. Edward Hotel
Also known as: Yohe Hotel
Why it's listed
Rising four stories at the corner of Market Avenue North and East 4th Street in downtown Canton, this red brick Italianate commercial building was constructed in 1891 as the Yohe Hotel for Professor George W. Yohe, a local educator. It features a chamfered corner, paired windows set in recessed spandrels, and a pressed metal cornice added around 1910. In 1903 Edward J. Meyer, a Canton businessman, civic booster and developer of Meyer's Lake amusement park, bought the hotel, renamed it the St. Edward, and added an elevator and improved heating and lighting. He lived there with his family for several years and sold the building in 1914. The hotel closed in 1921, and the building later held shops, a furniture warehouse and a beauty school. The building is considered significant because most of Meyer's other enterprises have disappeared, leaving the hotel as the principal surviving tie to his career. Its current use is listed as vacant.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is significant under Criterion B for its association with Edward J. Meyer (1858-1920), a Canton civic leader, businessman and entrepreneur who bought and renamed it in 1903. It is described as the only remaining building closely tied to Meyer's business interests, since his other works are gone. The period of significance runs from his purchase in 1903 to his sale in 1914.
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 05000024, listed May 2, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 400 Market Ave. N, Canton |
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| County | Stark County |
| Listed | May 2, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000024 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1903-1914 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian/Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function is listed as vacant; the rear wall was being rebuilt after an adjacent two-story building was removed. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Upper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation) |
| Coordinates | 40.80066, -81.37379 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05000024.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138679953
- This listing as JSON
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