{"nrhp_refnum":"06000200","name":"Bigelow, Charles H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2816 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Findlay","county":"Hancock County","state":"OH","lat":41.074615977000065,"lon":-83.65056655099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story brick Queen Anne style house at 2816 N. Main Street in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, built in 1888-89 for Charles H. Bigelow and designed by Henry O. Wurmser.","why_significant":"The house is listed under Criterion C as an exceptionally intact example of the exuberant Queen Anne style. It was built during Findlay's gas boom, when local fortunes and social status grew rapidly. Its interior also remains largely unchanged from the late nineteenth century.","narrative":"Built in 1888-89 on a rise at the north end of Findlay, Ohio, this two-and-a-half story brick house was designed for Charles H. Bigelow by architect Henry Oswald Wurmser of Kramer & Wurmser. Bigelow was a farmer, stock breeder and businessman whose fortunes grew with the local gas boom, and lumber from his family planing mill went into the construction. The house is a lively example of the Queen Anne style, with gables, a square tower, a porte-cochere, a slate roof, carved stone accents and Eastlake-inspired woodwork. Inside, the layout is largely original, with a sweeping staircase, stained glass, tiled fireplaces, ornate mantels and parquet floors using oak, cherry, butternut and other woods. A ca. 1940 rear wing and a 1965 garage are later additions. The property is recognized for architecture, as an unusually intact Victorian residence from Findlay's boom years, and its period of significance covers its construction in 1888-89.","period_of_significance":"1888-1889","architect_builder":"Wurmser, Henry Oswald","architectural_style":"Queen Anne; Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the interior floor plan is essentially unchanged apart from a added second-floor bathroom, and the grounds have been reduced to 1.33 acres.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.19341-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/06000200.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000200/6f9fb37550-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000200/6f9fb37550-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Pepsi2786","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_H._Bigelow_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Pepsi2786</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_H._Bigelow_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989271","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Bigelow_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064652"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hancock-county/bigelow-charles-h-house-06000200/"}