Smith, Dr. Robert, House
Historic house in Ohio, United States in Akron, Ohio. Built 1914. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Dr. Robert Smith House, also known as Dr. Bob's Home, is a historic house museum at 855 Ardmore Avenue in Akron, Ohio. Built in 1914, it is significant as the home from 1915 to 1950 of Dr. Bob Smith, one of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It was here that Smith and Bill W. began the meetings that became AA, through which Smith achieved sobriety. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 855 Ardmore Ave., Akron, OH |
| County | Summit County |
| Listed | Oct 31, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003411 |
| Built | 1914 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 855 Ardmore Ave., Akron, OH |
| Coordinates | 41.09599, -81.54877 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cuyahoga Valley National Park · 11 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cuyahoga Valley National Park Picnic Shelters 9 mi · Mill Creek Camping (Berlin Lake) 29 mi · Mill Creek Day Use 29 mi |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Summit County
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85003411. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.