{"nrhp_refnum":"02001730","name":"National Home, Daughters of America","other_names":["Towne and Country Club--Coventry House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"652 N. Sandusky St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tiffin","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.134622781000076,"lon":-83.16849532099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story Georgian Revival fraternal retirement home with a Neo-Classical Revival limestone portico, built in 1928 at 652 N. Sandusky Street on the north edge of Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. It was designed by Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff of Toledo and built by Hossler Construction Co. of Tiffin.","why_significant":"The home is significant under Criterion A for its contribution to Seneca County's social history, as an example of early 20th-century fraternal organizations building their own elder care facilities. It is the only retirement home in the United States built by the Daughters of America. Under Criterion C it is a monumental Georgian Revival institutional building with a Neo-Classical Revival portico.","narrative":"Set well back from North Sandusky Street on the north edge of Tiffin, this four-story brick building was constructed in 1928 as a retirement home for the Daughters of America. Its Flemish bond brick walls, stone trim and 21-bay facade follow Georgian Revival design, while a three-story limestone portico with four round columns and a dentiled pediment provides a Neo-Classical Revival centerpiece. Inside, the first-floor public rooms keep classical woodwork, fireplaces, a marble-floored entry and a formal staircase. Toledo architects Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff designed it, and Hossler Construction of Tiffin built it. The Daughters of America chose Tiffin over 256 other cities for the home, which was dedicated in 1930 and is the only retirement home the organization built. It reflects the early 20th-century trend of fraternal groups creating their own care facilities for the elderly. Alterations have been minimal, and the grounds now include a golf course.","period_of_significance":"1928 - 1952","architect_builder":"Architect: Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordoff, Toledo - 1928; Builders: Hossler Construction Co., Tiffin 1928","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival, Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in very good condition, well maintained and presently occupied in part by the owner; the grounds were converted to a 9-hole executive golf course in 1995 and the infirmary became the golf pro shop.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.286406-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/02001730.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001730/b59d4bf410-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001730/b59d4bf410-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daughters_of_America_National_Home.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daughters_of_America_National_Home.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991305","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_America_National_Home","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133270448"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/national-home-daughters-of-america-02001730/"}