Vicary House
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Why it's listed
Built between 1928 and 1930 on Market Avenue North in Canton, this stone Georgian Revival house was commissioned by the widow and sister of Charles Newell Vicary, a men's furnishing store owner who bought the land before his death in 1921. Alexander Robinson of the Cleveland firm Garfield and Robinson designed it. The symmetrical house has a slate gabled roof, a modillioned cornice, classical pilasters, Palladian windows, bridged wall chimneys and a columned east portico. It is considered the only remaining example of estate architecture in Canton and a fine example of the eclectic, pre-Depression revival-style dwellings Walter Kidney described as the architecture of choice. At the time of the nomination, the exterior was being restored and the interior converted into three rental units. New wings were being added, and the house became the centerpiece of the Vicary Hill residential development on the original 15-acre estate.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it the only remaining example of "estate architecture" in Canton, meaning monumental buildings whose styles symbolized their owners' achievements. It is also a significant example of what Walter Kidney called "the architecture of choice," the eclectic revival-style suburban dwellings built for wealthy clients before the Depression.
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 82003652, listed March 15, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 3730 Market Ave. N., Canton |
|---|---|
| County | Stark County |
| Listed | March 15, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003652 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1928-30 |
| Architect / builder | Alexander Robinson |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Exterior being restored and interior being adaptively reused as three rental units; new garage wings under construction as part of the Vicary Hill development. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.83935, -81.36427 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 82003652.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138685028
- This listing as JSON
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