Painesville in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mentor Avenue Historic District

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

1. Mentor Avenue Historic District Marker

Inscription. Among the fifty-four buildings that comprise the Mentor Avenue District are examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Early Romanesque Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and twentieth century eclectic styles. Renowned master builder Jonathan Goldsmith (1783-1847), whose Federal and Greek Revival designs define the so-called "Western Reserve" style, built at least two of these houses; the Denton-Powers House (ca. 1820) is representative. The Mentor Avenue District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Painesville City Hall, the Sessions House (157 Mentor Avenue) and the Smead House (187 Mentor Avenue) are also listed individually on the National Register.

Erected 2000 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Lake Metroparks, City of Willowick, The Lake County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-43.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection marker series.

Location. 41° 43.452′ N, 81° 14.724′ W. Marker is in Painesville, Ohio, in Lake County. Marker is at the intersection of Liberty Street and Mentor Avenue, on the right when traveling south

By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

2. Mentor Avenue Historic District Marker

on Liberty Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Painesville OH 44077, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lake County YMCA (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas W. Harvey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel Carter Beard (approx. ¼ mile away); Mathews House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Station (approx. 0.7 miles away); Uri Seeley House (approx. 2 miles away); Fairport Harbor Lighthouse (approx. 2.8 miles away); La Salle Expedition (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Painesville.

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. This page originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.