Jackson, Andrew, House

of the house, but are flush with the wall to the rear of the bays. was added to the rear elevation. On the interior, the major change century taste, with the walls paneled with raised molding, a raised with paneled doors, heavily molded casings and wide baseboards, is intact. The floors have been covered with vinyl tile, and modern have been made. provide a parking lot.

FEB3 CONDITION Excellent Ruins REGISTER NATIONAL RECEIVED Fair 1918,major alterations were made.A rectangular porch with square drop moldings marks each of the three facade divisions.On the side elevations the windows also have moldings on the front half On the first floor the original mid-nineteenth century woodwork, park.Thus the structure is an important environmental amenity and hanging light fixtures installed.The original parlor mantelpiece was brick piers was placed across the facade.A smaller enclosed porch This was a very large brick mansion in the Second Empire The usual utilitarian additions for plumbing, electricity and heating perpendicular and two diagonal streets, and faces a small triangular was the creation of a large meeting hall by removing bedroom and hallway partitions.It occupies the entire width of the second floor, gonal bay on each side elevation.

A pair of windows with heavy replaced with a brick fireplace of the same period as the porches. After the acquisition of the mansion by the fraternal order in The building stands on a corner at the intersection of two platform around the circumference of the room, a coved ceiling This makes an impressive space ina rather sombre early twentieth cornice, and heavy dark furnishings reflecting the 'Mission" style. under eminent domain by the Board of Education and demolition to (Check One) focal point on its site.At present it is threatened with acquisition - Moved style.

John R. Buchtel, the founder of Buchtel College which was the fore- Jackson was then associated with John H. Hower, the industrial- sash, doors, blinds, etc. At the turn of the century the house was owned by John T. Railroad and of the Akron Division of the B. & O. It was acquired Bachtel, Clerk of Common Pleas Court and I. O.O.F. Grand Master of Ohio, and James Corey, Chairman of the Republican Party of Conservation Commerce Communications Military Architecture Engineering Landscape Religion/Phi losophy Aboriginal Industry Education Agriculture Music Art Literature Invention Sculpture tracts in Michigan.His partner William Buchtel was the brother of Social/Human- constitutes an important environmental asset to its location.

runner of the University of Akron.Buchtel remained with Jackson among the most important citizens of industrial Akron. This handsome example of a Second Empire house converted Johnson, general superintendant of the Cleveland Terminal and Valley the most important city officials and experts in all professions in Political later became an important banker.Jackson probably built this house Summit County.The membership of the Odd Fellows has included Andrew Jackson was one of the founders of Jackson, Buchtel occupying it in 19i9. Among the original incorporators were A.C.

itarian to a fraternal lodge hall was originally built as a mid-nineteenth a few years before the earliest available record of his living at from Johnson by the Akron I.O.O.F.Organized in 1845,the Akron the life of Akron.The building still serves a large number of lodge had built its own temple on Main Street in 1892.They sold listed in the National Register of Historic Places. By 1879 Jackson this address (1870).