Politics & Government

Think the Hoover Co. Historic District Should be in the National Register of Historic Places?

A state panel was voting Friday on whether six Hoover Co. buildings should be included in the registry.

Do you think six Hoover buildings should be added to Ohio's National Register of Historic Places?

That's what a 17-person panel will decided on Friday, according to The Akron Beacon Journal

Seven sites may be added in the area, but only one calls North Canton home. The Hoover buildings were built between 1916 and 1970 off of East Maple Street. 

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"The district is composed of two large factory complex buildings, two warehouses (one is non-contributing), a company store and the international headquarters building that retain their historic architectural features," the ABJ reports

The Hoover Farm (Hoover Historical Center) was added to the register in 1979

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