At the turn of the 19th century, the Fir Hill area in Akron was filled with Victorian mansions as ultrawealthy folks like John Buchtel and Ferdinand Schumacher settled to form the “gold coast” of the city.Only a select few of those mansions remain standing today, thanks in part to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.Progress Through Preservation (PTP) of Greater Akron celebrated the act’s 50th anniversary Sunday with a free tour to six of those remaining mansions and other industrial buildings around the Fir Hill and East Market Street area, all of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The tour began at First Congregational Church, where members of PTP gave a rundown of the properties available for touring to 80 participants.“We’re no longer the Rubber Company City,” Councilman Rich Swirsky, whose Ward 1 covers most of the buildings on the tour, said in an opening remark.

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