Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Elm Court / Our Lady of the Elms

Arthur Hudson Marks (1874 - 1939) / Sisters of St. Dominic

Elm Court Marker (Side A) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

1. Elm Court Marker (Side A)

Inscription.

Elm Court, also, Our Lady of the Elms. Arthur Hudson Marks (1874 - 1939), also, Sisters of St. Dominic. , Side A: Elm Court , Arthur Hudson Marks (1874-1939) , Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks. The original mansion exemplifies the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Elm Court included the mansion, barn, stables, carriage house, pond, and a variety of trees, especially elms, on 33 acres. Arthur Marks was the inventive genius in chemistry and business who revolutionized the rubber industry in Akron. He was best known for inventing the alkaline-recovery vulcanization process in 1899, the cord tire, the chemical research laboratory system, and placing rubber research on a scientific basis. In World War I he served as director of chemical warfare services. Marks served as vice-president of B.F. Goodrich Company and Curtis Airplane and Engine Company and president of other rubber companies and the Aeolian Skinner Organ Company., Side B: Our Lady of the Elms , Sisters of St. Dominic , In 1923, the Akron Dominican Sisters, the Order of Preachers (OP), purchased Elm Court for a Dominican Provincial House. Our Lady of the Elms Convent was dedicated on October 14, 1923. The next day, the Sisters opened an academy for elementary and high school students. The Akron Dominicans became an independent congregation in 1929, but their history began in 1206 in France when St. Dominic invited women to be part of his work, to pray, preach, and educate. Monasteries spread throughout Europe and in 1853 four sisters were sent to New York. Akron became a home to one of the Dominican congregations that spread throughout the United States. Its convent, administration buildings, and school campus including an all-girls' high school and elementary school, and a co-educational preschool/kindergarten are located on the Elm Court property. Akron Dominican Sisters continue to engage in the ministries of education and social service. . This historical marker was erected in 2007 by Our Lady of the Elms - Class of 1965, The Ohio Historical Society. It is in Akron in Summit County Ohio

Side A: Elm Court
Arthur Hudson Marks (1874-1939)
Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks. The original mansion exemplifies the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Elm Court included the mansion, barn, stables, carriage house, pond, and a variety of trees, especially elms, on 33 acres. Arthur Marks was the inventive genius in chemistry and business who revolutionized the rubber industry in Akron. He was best known for inventing the alkaline-recovery vulcanization process in 1899, the cord tire, the chemical research laboratory system, and placing rubber research on a scientific basis. In World War I he served as director of chemical warfare services. Marks served as vice-president of B.F. Goodrich Company and Curtis Airplane and Engine Company and president of other rubber companies and the Aeolian Skinner Organ Company.

Side B: Our Lady of the Elms
Sisters of St. Dominic
In 1923, the Akron Dominican Sisters, the Order of Preachers (OP), purchased Elm Court for a Dominican Provincial House. Our Lady of the Elms Convent was dedicated on

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October 14, 1923. The next day, the Sisters opened an academy for elementary and high school students. The Akron Dominicans became an independent congregation in 1929, but their history began in 1206 in France when St. Dominic invited women to be part of his work—to pray, preach, and educate. Monasteries spread throughout Europe and in 1853 four sisters were sent to New York. Akron became a home to one of the Dominican congregations that spread throughout the United States. Its convent, administration buildings, and school campus including an all-girls' high school and elementary school, and a co-educational preschool/kindergarten are located on the Elm Court property. Akron Dominican Sisters continue to engage in the ministries of education and social service.

Erected 2007 by Our Lady of the Elms - Class of 1965, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 38-77.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1899.

Location. 41° 6.174′ N, 81° 33.375′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. Marker

Our Lady of the Elms Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

2. Our Lady of the Elms Marker (Side B)

is on the grounds of Our Lady of the Elms. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1230 West Market Street, Akron OH 44313, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dr. Bob's Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (approx. one mile away); Astronaut Judith Resnik (approx. 1.3 miles away); 09.11.2001 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Abolitionist John Brown (approx. 1½ miles away); Portage Path (approx. 1½ miles away); Hall Park Allotment Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Treaty of Fort McIntosh Boundary Line (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Also see . . .
1. Arthur Marks at Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Skinner Organ Company. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. The B. F. Goodrich Story. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Our Lady of the Elms Academy. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. The Dominican Sisters of Peace in Akron. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Elm Court / Our Lady of the Elms Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

3. Elm Court / Our Lady of the Elms Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

4. Elm Court

Owned by the Akron Dominicans

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,294 times since then and 209 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 18, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.