National Register of Historic Places listings in Akron, Ohio facts for kids

Location of Akron in Summit County

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Akron, Ohio.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Akron, Ohio, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

There are 182 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Summit County, including 3 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Akron is the location of 60 of these properties and districts, including 2 of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the 121 sites and 1 National Historic Landmark located elsewhere in Summit County are listed separately. One district, the Valley Railway Historic District, is split between Akron and other parts of the county, and is thus included on both lists.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Description
1	Akron Jewish Center		July 24, 1986 (#86001919)	220 S. Balch St. 41°05′11″N 81°32′04″W / 41.086389°N 81.534444°W / 41.086389; -81.534444 (Akron Jewish Center)
2	Akron Post Office and Federal Building		May 26, 1983 (#83002059)	168 E. Market St. 41°05′00″N 81°30′49″W / 41.083333°N 81.513611°W / 41.083333; -81.513611 (Akron Post Office and Federal Building)
3	Akron Public Library		January 19, 1983 (#83002060)	69 E. Market St. 41°05′06″N 81°30′52″W / 41.085°N 81.514444°W / 41.085; -81.514444 (Akron Public Library)
4	Akron Rural Cemetery Buildings		September 27, 1980 (#80003236)	150 Glendale Ave. 41°05′05″N 81°31′32″W / 41.084722°N 81.525556°W / 41.084722; -81.525556 (Akron Rural Cemetery Buildings)
5	Akron Soap Company		September 29, 2014 (#14000811)	237-243 Furnace St. 41°05′20″N 81°30′26″W / 41.0889°N 81.5072°W / 41.0889; -81.5072 (Akron Soap Company)
6	Akron Y.M.C.A. Building		October 31, 1980 (#80003237)	80 W. Center St. 41°04′49″N 81°31′24″W / 41.080278°N 81.523333°W / 41.080278; -81.523333 (Akron Y.M.C.A. Building)
7	Akron-Fulton International Airport Administration Building		December 21, 2001 (#01001361)	1800 Triplett Boulevard 41°02′31″N 81°27′47″W / 41.041944°N 81.463056°W / 41.041944; -81.463056 (Akron-Fulton International Airport Administration Building)
8	Byron R. Barder House		September 17, 1987 (#87001598)	1041 W. Market St. 41°06′02″N 81°33′00″W / 41.100417°N 81.550000°W / 41.100417; -81.550000 (Byron R. Barder House)
9	Stacy G. Carkhuff House		August 30, 1984 (#84003804)	1225 W. Market St. 41°06′11″N 81°33′15″W / 41.103056°N 81.554167°W / 41.103056; -81.554167 (Stacy G. Carkhuff House)
10	Cascade Locks Historic District		December 10, 1992 (#92001627)	Roughly bounded by North, Howard, Innerbelt State Route 59, and the canal from Locks 10 to 16, including discontiguous parts north 41°05′35″N 81°31′16″W / 41.093056°N 81.521111°W / 41.093056; -81.521111 (Cascade Locks Historic District)
11	Cole Avenue Housing Project Historic District		October 17, 2007 (#07001090)	744 Colette Dr. 41°03′05″N 81°30′07″W / 41.051467°N 81.501928°W / 41.051467; -81.501928 (Cole Avenue Housing Project Historic District)
12	Eagles Temple		June 1, 1982 (#82003656)	131-137 E. Market St. 41°05′03″N 81°30′48″W / 41.084167°N 81.513333°W / 41.084167; -81.513333 (Eagles Temple)
13	East Market Street Church of Christ		February 7, 1989 (#88003440)	864 E. Market St. 41°04′22″N 81°29′30″W / 41.072778°N 81.491667°W / 41.072778; -81.491667 (East Market Street Church of Christ)
14	Firestone Tire and Rubber Company		June 20, 2014 (#14000338)	1200 Firestone Parkway 41°03′06″N 81°31′50″W / 41.051667°N 81.530556°W / 41.051667; -81.530556 (Firestone Tire and Rubber Company)
15	First Congregational Church		February 20, 2004 (#04000061)	292 E. Market St. 41°04′53″N 81°30′31″W / 41.081389°N 81.508611°W / 41.081389; -81.508611 (First Congregational Church)
16	First National Bank Tower		June 27, 2007 (#07000633)	106 S. Main St. 41°04′56″N 81°31′08″W / 41.082222°N 81.518889°W / 41.082222; -81.518889 (First National Bank Tower)	now the FirstMerit Tower
17	Jacob M. Gayer House		October 18, 1984 (#84003442)	406 Sumner St. 41°04′19″N 81°30′53″W / 41.071944°N 81.514722°W / 41.071944; -81.514722 (Jacob M. Gayer House)
18	Glendale Cemetery		September 28, 2001 (#01001063)	150 Glendale Ave. 41°05′02″N 81°31′44″W / 41.083889°N 81.528889°W / 41.083889; -81.528889 (Glendale Cemetery)
19	Goodyear Airdock		April 11, 1973 (#73002259)	Southern side of the Akron Airport 41°01′55″N 81°28′15″W / 41.031944°N 81.470833°W / 41.031944; -81.470833 (Goodyear Airdock)
20	Goodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust Company		February 24, 2014 (#14000030)	1201 E. Market St. 41°04′00″N 81°28′58″W / 41.066667°N 81.482778°W / 41.066667; -81.482778 (Goodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust Company)
21	Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Headquarters		August 27, 2013 (#13000683)	1144 E. Market St. 41°03′56″N 81°28′58″W / 41.065556°N 81.482778°W / 41.065556; -81.482778 (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Headquarters)
22	The Gothic Building		May 21, 2010 (#10000280)	102 S. High St. and 52-58 E. Mill St. 41°04′55″N 81°31′01″W / 41.082083°N 81.516944°W / 41.082083; -81.516944 (The Gothic Building)
23	Grace Reformed Church		July 19, 1984 (#84003806)	172 W. Bowery St. 41°04′48″N 81°31′28″W / 41.08°N 81.524444°W / 41.08; -81.524444 (Grace Reformed Church)
24	Hall Park Allotment Historic District		October 31, 2002 (#02001274)	Roughly along Oakdale Ave., from Crestwood Ave. and Crosby St. 41°05′20″N 81°32′00″W / 41.088889°N 81.533333°W / 41.088889; -81.533333 (Hall Park Allotment Historic District)
25	Hower Mansion		April 11, 1973 (#73001536)	60 Fir Hill 41°04′46″N 81°30′28″W / 41.079556°N 81.507778°W / 41.079556; -81.507778 (Hower Mansion)
26	Andrew Jackson House		February 13, 1975 (#75001537)	277 E. Mill St. 41°04′48″N 81°30′34″W / 41.080000°N 81.509444°W / 41.080000; -81.509444 (Andrew Jackson House)
27	Loew's Theatre		July 16, 1973 (#73001537)	182 S. Main St. 41°04′51″N 81°31′13″W / 41.080833°N 81.520278°W / 41.080833; -81.520278 (Loew's Theatre)
28	Main Exchange Historic District		November 12, 2009 (#09000912)	1 W. Exchange St., 323-337 S. Main St., 12 E. Exchange St., 380-348 S. Main St., and 328-326 S. Main St. 41°04′36″N 81°31′20″W / 41.076539°N 81.522111°W / 41.076539; -81.522111 (Main Exchange Historic District)
29	Main-Market Historic District		August 1, 2003 (#03000719)	15-47 N. Main St., 1-39 S. Main St., 39-168 E. Market St., 18-42 N. High St., and 70 Broadway St. 41°05′06″N 81°30′59″W / 41.085047°N 81.51635°W / 41.085047; -81.51635 (Main-Market Historic District)
30	Wells E. Merriman House		September 29, 1983 (#83002061)	641 W. Market St. 41°05′40″N 81°32′16″W / 41.094444°N 81.537778°W / 41.094444; -81.537778 (Wells E. Merriman House)
31	Lewis Miller House		January 30, 1976 (#76001531)	142 King Dr. 41°05′04″N 81°31′23″W / 41.084444°N 81.523056°W / 41.084444; -81.523056 (Lewis Miller House)
32	O'Neil's Department Store		November 28, 1990 (#90001776)	226-250 S. Main St. 41°04′46″N 81°31′24″W / 41.079444°N 81.523333°W / 41.079444; -81.523333 (O'Neil's Department Store)
33	Old Akron Post Office		June 19, 1972 (#72001046)	70 E. Market St. 41°05′04″N 81°30′55″W / 41.084444°N 81.515278°W / 41.084444; -81.515278 (Old Akron Post Office)
34	Col. Simon Perkins Mansion		August 13, 1974 (#74001624)	550 Copley Rd. 41°05′06″N 81°32′30″W / 41.085°N 81.541667°W / 41.085; -81.541667 (Col. Simon Perkins Mansion)
35	Portage Hotel		October 17, 1988 (#80004611)	10 N. Main St. 41°05′08″N 81°31′01″W / 41.085556°N 81.516944°W / 41.085556; -81.516944 (Portage Hotel)
36	Quaker Oats Cereal Factory		December 8, 1978 (#78002195)	120 E. Mill St. 41°04′50″N 81°30′56″W / 41.080556°N 81.515556°W / 41.080556; -81.515556 (Quaker Oats Cereal Factory)
37	The Rhodes and Watters Apartment Buildings		December 20, 2007 (#07001296)	614, 608, 610, and 612 W. Market St., and 16 Rhodes Ave. 41°05′37″N 81°32′14″W / 41.093611°N 81.537222°W / 41.093611; -81.537222 (The Rhodes and Watters Apartment Buildings)
38	Byron W. Robinson House		September 20, 1991 (#91001415)	715 E. Buchtel Ave. 41°04′37″N 81°29′43″W / 41.077083°N 81.495278°W / 41.077083; -81.495278 (Byron W. Robinson House)
39	Charles Willard Seiberling House		May 6, 1993 (#93000405)	1075 W. Market St. 41°06′06″N 81°33′05″W / 41.101667°N 81.551389°W / 41.101667; -81.551389 (Charles Willard Seiberling House)
40	Selle Gear Company		November 9, 2005 (#05001213)	451 S. High St. 41°04′25″N 81°31′20″W / 41.073611°N 81.522222°W / 41.073611; -81.522222 (Selle Gear Company)
41	Dr. Robert Smith House		October 31, 1985 (#85003411)	855 Ardmore Ave. 41°05′45″N 81°32′58″W / 41.095833°N 81.549306°W / 41.095833; -81.549306 (Dr. Robert Smith House)	Designated a National Historic Landmark on October 16, 2012
42	South Main Street Historic District		July 2, 2008 (#08000622)	156-222 S. Main St., 153-279 S. Main St. 41°04′46″N 81°31′12″W / 41.079381°N 81.520136°W / 41.079381; -81.520136 (South Main Street Historic District)
43	St. Bernard's Church		March 9, 1989 (#89000174)	240 S. Broadway St. 41°04′41″N 81°31′07″W / 41.078056°N 81.518611°W / 41.078056; -81.518611 (St. Bernard's Church)
44	St. Paul's Sunday School and Parish House		November 7, 1976 (#76001532)	E. Market and Forge Sts. 41°04′51″N 81°30′25″W / 41.080833°N 81.506944°W / 41.080833; -81.506944 (St. Paul's Sunday School and Parish House)
45	Stan Hywet Hall-Frank A. Seiberling House		January 17, 1975 (#75002058)	714 N. Portage Path 41°07′07″N 81°33′05″W / 41.118611°N 81.551389°W / 41.118611; -81.551389 (Stan Hywet Hall-Frank A. Seiberling House)
46	Stan Hywet Poultry Keepers Cottage		January 14, 2013 (#12001183)	1103 Courtleigh Dr. 41°07′06″N 81°33′12″W / 41.118333°N 81.553333°W / 41.118333; -81.553333 (Stan Hywet Poultry Keepers Cottage)
47	Summit County Courthouse and Annex		October 15, 1974 (#74001625)	209 S. High St. 41°04′46″N 81°31′02″W / 41.079544°N 81.517103°W / 41.079544; -81.517103 (Summit County Courthouse and Annex)
48	Valley Railway Historic District		May 17, 1985 (#85001123)	Cuyahoga Valley between Rockside Rd. in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Howard St. at Little Cuyahoga Valley 41°13′38″N 81°34′13″W / 41.227222°N 81.570278°W / 41.227222; -81.570278 (Valley Railway Historic District)	Extends into other parts of Summit County and into Cuyahoga County
49	Viall Lodge		March 17, 1994 (#94000238)	1135 E. Market St. 41°04′05″N 81°29′04″W / 41.068056°N 81.484444°W / 41.068056; -81.484444 (Viall Lodge)
50	Werner Company Building		December 12, 1976 (#76001533)	109 N. Union 41°05′03″N 81°30′21″W / 41.084167°N 81.505833°W / 41.084167; -81.505833 (Werner Company Building)
51	Edward P. Werner House		October 4, 2005 (#05001146)	258 W. Market St. 41°05′20″N 81°31′34″W / 41.088889°N 81.526111°W / 41.088889; -81.526111 (Edward P. Werner House)
52	Wesley Temple AME Zion Church		March 17, 1994 (#94000243)	104 N. Prospect St. 41°05′10″N 81°30′38″W / 41.086111°N 81.510556°W / 41.086111; -81.510556 (Wesley Temple AME Zion Church)
53	Westmont Building		May 31, 1984 (#84003807)	22 Rhodes Ave. 41°05′35″N 81°32′15″W / 41.093194°N 81.537500°W / 41.093194; -81.537500 (Westmont Building)
54	Young Women's Christian Association		November 4, 1982 (#82001491)	146 S. High St. 41°04′52″N 81°31′03″W / 41.081111°N 81.5175°W / 41.081111; -81.5175 (Young Women's Christian Association)