{"nrhp_refnum":"05001187","name":"Rochester Square Historic District","other_names":["Sta-521-22","Sta-528-22","Sta537-22","Sta-524-22","Sta-533-22","Sta-534-22","Sta535-22"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"6 & 10 Lintner Ct. NW; 14, 207, 212, 222, 228 & 232 Center St. W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Navarre","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.720804325000074,"lon":-81.52674473799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small business and residential historic district of about 1.25 acres in the western part of the village of Navarre, Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio. It centers on Rochester Square, a triangular public ground platted in the canal era, and holds ten contributing buildings dating from 1838 to 1913.","why_significant":"The district preserves the remaining commercial core of Rochester, a town laid out in 1833 beside the Ohio & Erie Canal, and reflects the village's canal-era development (Criterion A). Its Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate buildings also represent local architectural styles of the period (Criterion C). The period ends with the 1913 flood, which effectively ended canal operation in Navarre.","narrative":"Rochester Square is a compact cluster of commercial and residential buildings in the western part of Navarre, Ohio, arranged around a triangular public ground. Nathan McGrew platted the town of Rochester in 1833 beside the Ohio & Erie Canal, and an addition with the central square followed several years later. The district holds ten contributing buildings, including the Rochester House inn, built about 1838 by John and Andrew Stahl for canal travelers, the 1840 brick Raffensberger House, and the Class and Ream Building of 1850. Italianate storefronts from the 1870s and 1880s, such as the Donnovan and Burkhalter buildings, show the area's later commercial growth. Five small non-contributing buildings, mostly yard sheds and a 1983 shop, do not detract from its character. The district was recognized for its role in the community's canal-era development and for its Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate architecture. Its period of significance closes in 1913, when a major flood effectively ended canal operation in Navarre.","period_of_significance":"1838-1913","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal; Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival; Late Victorian/Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current uses listed include multiple dwelling, department store, specialty store, restaurant, and vacant/not in use. Some buildings have been re-sided in aluminum or vinyl.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.834863-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/05001187.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991452","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/rochester-square-historic-district-05001187/"}