Wells-Clark-Strouss House
Also known as: The Evergreens; Stabrook
Why it's listed
Wells-Clark-Strouss Residence, also called The Evergreens, is an English Tudor Revival estate in Liberty Township north of Youngstown, Ohio. The main house and a garage with chauffeur's quarters date to about 1913-1914. Between 1923 and 1925 Edward Ford Clark, founder of Newton Steel Company, added a gardener's residence with greenhouse, stables, another garage and a landscape that included terraced gardens, ponds, stone bridges and mature evergreens moved onto the grounds. Youngstown architect Barton E. Brooke designed the later buildings, while the original architect and the landscape designer are unknown. The estate was first built by Thomas Wells II, son of a financier of Youngstown's first steel mill. It was listed because it survives as a rare, mostly complete estate, showing how industrial and merchant wealth shaped country living in the Mahoning Valley. Its stucco and half-timbered buildings, sandstone walls and designed grounds remain recognizable, though some gardens and farm features are gone.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the estate is a rare, largely intact example of an architect- and landscape-architect-designed estate among more than twenty Mahoning Valley estates. It also reflects the lifestyles of second-generation families who gained wealth from steel and commerce, and is tied to Thomas Wells II, Edward Ford Clark and Clarence Strouss.
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 93000877, listed September 10, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 50 Warner Rd. at Logan Rd., Youngstown |
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| County | Trumbull County |
| Listed | September 10, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000877 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Barton E. Brooke (Youngstown architect, later additions); original house and garage architect unknown; landscape designer unknown |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Parts of the estate are used by a religious community for a residence, chapel, child care and priests' housing; the formal gardens are no longer planted and some landscape features have disappeared. |
| Acreage | 30 |
| Coordinates | 41.17323, -80.62995 (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 93000877.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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