Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in
1992. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
From the record
“settler in this township was William Walker, who in 1802, came from Virginia. He was followed in 1804 by William Wetmore, who built a hoiise at what is now called "Stow Corners." Other pioneers were Gregory Powers, John Campbell, John Gaylord, Adam Steele, George Darrow, Erastus Southmayd, James Daily, Isaac Wilcox and David Ruggles.”
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1908). Machine-read text.
one of 137 National Register listings in Summit County · listed in 1992 · category: District · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Summit County.
National Register reference number.92001376- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
settler in this township was William Walker, who in 1802, came from Virginia. He was followed in 1804 by William Wetmore, who built a hoiise at what is now called "Stow Corners." Other pioneers were Gregory Powers, John Campbell, John Gaylord, Adam Steele, George Darrow, Erastus Southmayd, James Daily, Isaac Wilcox and David Ruggles. The township was organized in 1808. It is now best known as the location of Silver Lake, a summer resort which is spreading its fame country-wide. Since the death of R. H. Lodge, his family have wisely continued his policies, under which great prosperity came upon Silver La.ke. Near by are two other beautiful lakes - Wyoga and Crystal Lake. Stow township also contains Monroe Falls, a village on the Cuyahoga River a few miles above Cuyahoga Falls. This village was founded in 1836 by Edmond Monroe, a wealthy capitalist of Boston, Mass. A number of mills had been erected there to make use of the water-power afforded by the falls in the river. Up to the advent of the Monroes it had been called Florence. Mr. Monroe organized the "Monroe Falls Manufacturing Company," and built a large store, many residences and the mill which is now used for the manufacture of paper. The township furnished 104 men to the country when our national life was threatened in 1861. W. Nickerson is now township clerk and Noel Beckley and W. R. Lodge are justices of the peace.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. Museums hold 708 specimens
collected within 10 miles of Stewart--Hanson Farm between 1867 and
1975: 608 Animalia, 53 Plantae, 46 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown.
Collected by (no collector listed), A. Woolman, A.E. Daugherty 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
7 workings within 5 miles of Stewart--Hanson Farm: 5 past producers, 2 producers.
2 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Stow, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado, 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.
The Stow/Silver Lakes region was significantly damaged by flash floods on the evening of May 12th. The Mayor reported that area raingages measured 4 to 4.5 inches of rainfall in an hour and a half between 930 pm and 1100 pm. The magnitude and intensity of the rainfall have a return frequency of a 500 year event. Infrastructure was overwhelmed by the runoff throughout the community. The hardest hit area was near State Route 91 and State Route 59 intersection where several businesses were damaged including a car dealership with 70 cars. The Holy Family Church and School sustained $3,000,000 in damages. Two homes suffered structural failures, one estimated as 4,000 square feet in size. There was a debris slide at the Silver Lakes Condominium Complex on SR 59 covering the parking lot with several feet of mud. North River Road sustained a complete washout. There was a sinkhole at Wilbur Drive covering half the road. A fire station and business was inundated with several inches of water on Hudson Drive. The Silver Lake Elementary Schools, Bolich Middle and High Schools were all damaged and closed. In all, at least 100 homes were damaged. A number of water rescues were conducted by no serious injuries reported. The flood was comparable to the 2003/2004 floods, but was expected to result in the worst monetary damages than either of those significant events.
An EF0 tornado touched down on the Stow-Munroe Falls High School property. No damage was observed at the high school. The tornado continued northeast for about one half mile and finally lifted near the intersection of Berwin Drive and Bunker Lake in the Quail Highlands neighborhood. The roof and chimney of one house was heavily damaged by the tornado. Four other houses nearby lost sections of roofing or siding. Many trees were also downed along the damage path which was no more than 50 yards in width.
No historic map-sheet match is published
for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs
a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
Browse the county's mapped places while that work is
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From the nomination file
3,942 words on record
When this property was proposed for the
National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is,
and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain.
It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the
occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s
typewriter's.
Statement of significance
Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: Exxd locally Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) c. 1900 State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. X See continuation sheet 1855-1942 statewide Architect/Builder Significant Person Significant Dates Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) PLEASE SEE ATTACHED CONTINUATION SHEETS. Cultural Affiliation ARCHITECTURE Applicable National Register Criteria nationally Period of Significance AGRICULTURE Form No. 10-300g (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Stewart-Hanson Farm, Summit County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET 8. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE their location, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and a purchase of 40 acres, the brothers continued to acquire for livestock and fruit, as well as for farm vegetables and Corners, providing sustenance for themselves and selling farm association.
RECEIVED The Stewart-Hanson Farm is eligible for the National before building a more substantial residence for his growing outbuildings display a high degree of integrity in terms of The history of the Stewart-Hanson Farm dates back to agricultural township; its clay soil was especially favorable first white male child born in Stow. stands out within the township as the best preserved such 1832,when brothers Robert and Thomas Stewart first purchased this land formed the core of the Stewart-Hanson Register under Criteria A and C in the areas of agriculture farm for the next loo years. also containsa variety of excellent examples of farm families of Stow Township; in fact, Robert Stewart was the Stewart, built a log cabin on the south side of Call Road in grains.
Quoted from the National Register nomination
for reference 92001376, 44 pages, held by the National Archives in Record
Group 79. See the
catalogue record.
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.
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.
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.
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