855 Ardmore Ave., Akron, Ohio. County/parish: Summit.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 31, 1985. NRIS 85003411.
1 contributing building.
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 ("Dr. Bob"), 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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991657