{"nrhp_refnum":"04000059","name":"Blossom, Elzabeth B. and Dudley S., Estate Service Compound","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24449 Cedar Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lyndhurst","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.501691521000055,"lon":-81.50594819599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A service compound at 24449 Cedar Road in Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, built circa 1925 for the Blossom family estate. It has two dwellings, a garage/storage building, a stone wall and a greenhouse, all in the Tudor Revival style.","why_significant":"The compound is argued to be significant under Criterion C as an exceptional example of private estate architecture in the Cleveland area. It was designed by the office of Cleveland architect Abram Garfield and built with the same costly materials as the main house. It is also one of the few surviving resources of the Mayfield Country Club Estates development.","narrative":"Set beside Cedar Road in Lyndhurst, Ohio, this service compound is the only visible part of the former Blossom family estate. Built around 1925, it groups two dwellings and a garage/storage building around a service yard, with a greenhouse, a dry-laid stone wall and landscape remnants nearby. The buildings are Tudor Revival in style, with sandstone foundations, blended brick, half-timbering, slate roofs and leaded window sash. The garage/storage building once held stables, hay storage and servants' rooms. The design came from the office of Cleveland architect Abram Garfield, who specialized in large estates. The compound was listed for its architectural merit under Criterion C. It shows how utilitarian buildings on an elite country estate were given the same costly materials and care as the main house. Alterations are modest: porch enclosures, a partly removed upper level on the garage and a greenhouse enlarged around 1947. The period of significance runs from 1925 to 1947.","period_of_significance":"1925-1947","architect_builder":"Abram Garfield","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current functions are listed as commerce/trade/business and work in progress. The three main buildings and the stone wall retain good to excellent integrity, and the greenhouse is in fair to good condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.527847-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/04000059.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000059/6b0ec1b8c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000059/6b0ec1b8c5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blossom_Estate_Service_Compound.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blossom_Estate_Service_Compound.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987486","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137726186"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/blossom-elzabeth-b-and-dudley-s-estate-service-compound-04000059/"}