Stewart, Harry Bartlett, Property
Why it's listed
Quail Hollow State Park near Hartville, Ohio, includes a country estate assembled by railroad executive Harry Bartlett Stewart in the late 1920s. He enlarged an 1838 farmhouse built by the Brumbaugh family into a white frame mansion with Greek Revival details such as corner pilasters, heavy entablatures, gable returns and gabled dormers. Nearby are a guest cottage, an office-kennel-carriage house, a later dwelling built as a wedding present for Stewart's son, and the Brumbaugh family cemetery. Inside are a paneled library, a dining room with hand-painted murals and a large wine cellar. The estate was listed for its architecture. It combines 1920s eclectic revival taste with the local Western Reserve house type, rather than a imported Tudor or Norman style. It also reflects the success of Stewart, who rose from telegrapher to president of the Akron, Canton, and Youngstown Railroad. The state acquired the land in 1975.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the estate blends the eclectic revival style of 1920s architect-designed elite houses with the local vernacular Greek Revival or "Western Reserve" house type. It also shows how the wealth of east-central Ohio business leaders was turned into estates considered suitable to their station. It marks an early stage of suburban estates replacing truck farms in the Hartville Swamp area.
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). NRHP reference 82003653, listed April 29, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 13480 Congress Lake Rd., Hartville |
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| County | Stark County |
| Listed | April 29, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003653 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1900- (specific date 1929) |
| Architectural style | Eclectic revival interpreting vernacular Greek Revival ("Western Reserve" style) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and being developed as a wildlife refuge and interpretive center (Quail Hollow State Park); condition listed as good and unaltered. |
| Acreage | 150 |
| Coordinates | 40.97708, -81.30726 (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 82003653.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives)
- This listing as JSON
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