INSIDE AKRON: Akron Documenters are fanning out across the city’s 24 neighborhoods to elevate places, faces, voices and vibes — as shared by the people who live there. Expect a new profile every day through October.
Cul-de-sacs and wooded lots mark one of Akron’s northernmost neighborhoods, regarded as a highly prized yet private community. For Stacey King, who bought the second lot in High Hampton in 1994, it’s also full of residents who have grown close over the years, raising families and enjoying quiet spaces close to amenities in and near Cuyahoga Falls, its neighbor to the east. Stacey and her husband, John, work nearby, enjoy concerts at Blossom Music Center and can get most of their needs met not too far from their brick home.
This bedroom community was carved out of Northampton Township, one of 16 original townships in Summit County. Through annexation, purchases and mergers, the township faded away, but the community persisted. The township merged with Cuyahoga Falls in 1986, according to the Northampton Historical Society, marking the first time such a merger happened in Ohio.
And in 2023, as Akron redrew its neighborhood maps, officials added High Hampton as one of 24 Akron neighborhoods, naming it after an existing housing development…