{"nrhp_refnum":"02001052","name":"Smith, William, House","other_names":["Ohio Historic Inventory No. SUM-1531-19"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7894 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clinton","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":40.92658902200003,"lon":-81.62836984499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-03-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-family house with a contributing garage at 7894 Main Street in the Village of Clinton, Summit County, Ohio. The core of the house was built circa 1895 for lumber mill owner William Smith, and the garage dates to 1919.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C as a vernacular interpretation of the Queen Anne style, representing the architecture of Clinton's railroad era and the prosperity that era brought. Features such as the wraparound porch and diamond-shingle gables are cited as characteristic of Queen Anne buildings in the Clinton area. The house also retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"This house at 7894 Main Street in Clinton, Ohio, is a wood balloon-frame, front-gabled dwelling with Queen Anne details, built around 1895. It sits on a cut sandstone foundation and is clad in horizontal wood siding, with diamond-shingled gables, gable dormers and a wraparound porch. The leaded-glass front door and the hardwood-paneled staircase wall are among its notable features. A garage built in 1919 is also counted as a contributing building. The house was built for William Smith, who co-owned a large lumber and planing mill in Clinton and served as a director of the Clinton Savings Bank. Tax records show rear additions in the early twentieth century, and the porch was updated around 1920 with square posts and shallow arches that give it Craftsman-like details. The house was listed for its architecture: it reflects the Queen Anne tradition popular in Clinton during the railroad era, when stylish homes signaled success. Its siding, porch, gables and massing remain largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1895-1920","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Queen Anne details","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Remains in use as a single-family dwelling; the form describes its historic integrity as well preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.368187-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/02001052.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001052/b7e2392dc5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001052/b7e2392dc5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Smith_House_in_Clinton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Smith_House_in_Clinton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986272","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138705548"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/smith-william-house-02001052/"}