Falls Stamping and Welding Building

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.

From the record

One of 180 National Register listings published here for Summit County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1701 S. Front St., Cuyahoga Falls, 44221
When was it listed? 2016-02-23
Category. building
City. Cuyahoga Falls city
Architectural style. modern architecture
National Register reference number. 16000045 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1906 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Falls Stamping and Welding Building, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet covering Falls Stamping and Welding Building, surveyed 1906

The ground it stands on

86,643 words

The chapter on Cuyahoga Falls City in History of Summit County, with an Outline Sketch of Ohio, published 1881 names Cuyahoga Falls. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

William Wetmore was born in Middletown, Conn., September 15, 1771. He was a descendant of Thomas Wetmore, one of the proprietors of Middletown, who purchased the site of the Indians in 1662. He removed to Ohio in July, 1804, and built the second house that was erected in what was afterward Stow Township. It stood about twenty rods eastwardly of the northeast corner of Lot 36. In 1808, Stow Township was organized, and he was elected a Justice of the Peace. In August of that year, the county of Portage being organized he was appointed Clerk of the Court at Kavenna. He afterward resigned the office, moved back to Stow and settled on his farm. He died at his residence on the east bank of Silver Lake, October 27, 1827. Henry Newberry was born in Windsor, Conn., in January, 1783. In 1814, soon after the death of his father, he came to Ohio, as before stated, to look at his possessions in the Western wilds. He first lived at Silver Lake two years, having moved there, as previously mentioned, in 1824, and then took up his residence at the Falls. He died in 1854, in the stone house, afterward the residence of James H. Cooke. Such, in brief, are the biographies of the founders of Cuyahoga Falls.*

Passage source: History of Summit County, with an Outline Sketch of Ohio, published 1881.

The town of Cuyahoga Falls was first laid out in 1825, by Elkanah Richardson. It was subsequently re-surveyed, platted and recorded by Birdsey Booth. It was located in the townships of Stow and Tallmadge, and included all of the present platted village except so much as has since been platted east of the Cuyahoga River and north of the Tallmadge Township line. The part last mentioned was platted and recoi'ded by R. A. Ashman, Count}' Surveyor, in 1837. The original proprietors were Henr^' Newberr}', Joshua Stow and William Wetmore. The proprietor of the addition was Joseph Hale. No allotment has been made to the original plat except the one of 1837. That part lying in the township of Stow was owned b}' Stow and Wetmore ; that part included in Tallmadge was the propert}' of Newberr^'.

Passage source: History of Summit County, with an Outline Sketch of Ohio, published 1881.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Cuyahoga Falls City - 86,643 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

2 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Falls Stamping and Welding Building between 1999 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Natural	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
27 April 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	CANYON TRAIL
31 March 1999	Natural	2.0 acres	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	ONEIL

Every fire recorded in Summit County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 859 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 859 specimens collected within 10 miles of Falls Stamping and Welding Building between 1867 and 1975: 737 Animalia, 72 Plantae, 48 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by (no collector listed), A. Black, A. Woolman and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Botrychium virginianum subsp. virginianum	1888	Wright, A.A.	Tallmadge.
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.	1889	Foltz, Kent O.	Sand Run Park; Akron
Asclepias verticillata L.	1889	not recorded	Akron
Accipiter striatus velox (A.Wilson, 1812)	1867	Collector(s): James Lee Peters	Akron
Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P.Fuchs	1880	F. O. Payne	Akron
Buteo lineatus lineatus (Gmelin, 1788)	1887	B. Sanford	Hudson
Hydrastis canadensis L.	1888	E.L. Sturtevant II
Lonicera dioica L.	1888	K. O. Foltz
Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.	1888	K. O. Foltz
Carex pensylvanica Lam.	1889	Foltz, K.O.	Akron
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein.	1889	Reade M. C.	Hudson
Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott	1889	Foltz, Kent O.	Akron; Blue Pond

All 859 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Falls Stamping and Welding Building: 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Alden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Arlington Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Herbruck Trucking Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Herbruck Trucking Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Herms Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Herms Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
J.P. Pollo Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
J.P. Pollo Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lerkis Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Plant Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Summit County

Storms near this property

48 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cuyahoga Falls, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 25 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2008	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	$300,000	Nickel to golf ball size hail lasted for several minutes. Many vehicles were reported damaged by the hail.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$100,000	Local media reported that thunderstorm winds damaged roofs and gutters on a few industrial buildings.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Cuyahoga Falls	$100,000	Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on Cuyahoga Falls in a short period of time. Lowland and street flooding occurred with water as much as three feet deep on some roads. Several cars were stranded in the flood waters and a few buildings sustained minor damage.
August 1997	Lightning	Cuyahoga Falls	$80,000	Lightning struck a tree and was conducted to a house. The resulting fire caused considerable damage.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$75,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. The tree struck a home and caused enough damage for the house to be uninhabitable.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. Some homes were damaged as a result of the downed trees.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$40,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees. At least one home was damaged by fallen trees.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds toppled a large tree. The fallen tree damaged part of a roof of a house.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree and several large tree branches. The downed tree fell onto a home and destroyed the porch.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$8,000	A few trees and power lines were reported down.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$6,000	Summit County Emergency Manager reported thunderstorm winds brought trees down in Cuyahoga Falls.
May 2011	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	$5,000	Thunderstorms produced nickel to quarter sized hail.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and several large limbs.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$4,000	The media relayed a report of 2 trees with large limbs brought down by thunderstorm winds, one of which was on Julien Ave.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$4,000	A tree and large limbs were reported down.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$4,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large trees.
April 2006	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	$3,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and one large limb.
May 2004	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	$2,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
May 2004	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	$2,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree and several limbs.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Numerous trees downed in Cuyahoga Falls.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Several trees downed on the north side of Akron.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Roof blown off church at corner of Broad Boulevard and Second Street in Cuyahoga Falls.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Tree fell onto garage just southwest of downtown Cuyahoga Falls. A large tree limb was snapped near the intersection of Howe Avenue and Tallmadge Road, just southeast of downtown Cuyahoga Falls.
June 2020	Flood	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Three locations on Howe Rd in Cuyahoga falls flooded with roads closed and barricaded. Street flooding was also reported in Tallmadge. Rainfall up to 5/hr over Tallmadge, with 1.64 in 35 minutes.
June 2016	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
July 2015	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Hail the size of pennies was observed.
May 2014	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2013	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
September 2012	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Quarter sized hail was observed.
September 2012	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
July 2012	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
August 2011	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
November 2011	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cuyahoga Falls	-	A trained spotter measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 2008	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny to nickel size hail was observed.
July 2008	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny size hail was observed.
April 2006	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny size hail was observed.
April 2006	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny size hail was observed.
April 2006	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny size hail was observed in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, and Akron.
April 2006	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Penny size hail was observed.
May 2005	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Half dollar size hail was observed.
April 2004	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	Quarter size hail was observed.
May 2019	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Cuyahoga Falls	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Summit County

Maps showing this location

8 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1906 USGS Kent quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
1953 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Chuckery Race	0.5 miles	1972
First Congregational Church of Cuyahoga Falls	0.5 miles	1975
Cuyahoga Falls Downtown Historic District	0.7 miles	2018
Berkshire Park Historic District	1.2 miles	2021
Oakwood Cemetery Chapel	1.2 miles	1999
Thornton-Guise Kitchen And House	2.4 miles	1976

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 16000045 in Record Group 79.
Summit County	All 180 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.