National Register Listing

Wick Park Historic District

a.k.a. See Also:Renner, George J., Jr., House

Roughly bounded by 5th and Elm Aves., Elm St. and Broadway, Youngstown, OH
Local significance of the district:
Community Planning And Development; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

Ohio was the site of a major oil boom in the late 19th century, with oil wells producing millions of barrels of oil per year. The town of Lima, Ohio, became known as the "little giant of the oil industry" because of the large number of oil companies headquartered there.