{"nrhp_refnum":"10001211","name":"Kiser Mansion","other_names":["Garden Glow"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"149 E. Main St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saint Paris","county":"Champaign County","state":"OH","lat":40.127815627000075,"lon":-83.95742402799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-02-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Other"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Classical Revival mansion, known as Garden Glow, at 149 E Main St in Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, built in 1913 for John and Thyrza Kiser. The estate includes a carriage house, barn, iron water tower, and brick pump house, all built 1912-1913.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the mansion as a distinctive example of Classical Revival architecture, notable for its temple-front pediment, fourteen Ionic columns, and green glazed terra cotta roof tiles. It was a showcase residence in a small town, set in landscaped grounds designed by the Wagner Park Nursery Company. The Kiser family also figures in local history, with John Kiser described as the county's only millionaire.","narrative":"Garden Glow, the Kiser Mansion, is a three-story Classical Revival house on Main Street in Saint Paris, Ohio, completed in 1913 for John and Thyrza Kiser. White clapboard walls, a limestone foundation, and green terra cotta roof tiles made in Lima, Ohio, frame a two-story portico with full-height Ionic columns and a front pediment that gives the house the look of a small Greek temple. The 1.3-acre estate also holds a carriage house, barn, iron water tower, and brick pump house, all dating from 1912-1913. Landscaping was designed by the Wagner Park Nursery Company of Sidney, Ohio, and included formal gardens, a fountain, and iron fencing with globe-topped piers. Inside, the foyer, living room, and dining room keep parquet floors, boxed plaster walls, terra cotta molding, and marble fireplaces. A 1968 renovation added a rear addition and turned the second-floor suites into apartments, but the historic plan remains largely intact. The property is described as a local showpiece of its architectural style.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revival/Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mansion in good condition; mansion and carriage house converted to multiple dwellings in 1968; water tower, pump house and barn vacant/not in use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.877942-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/10001211.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001211/5efb259ad7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001211/5efb259ad7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiser_Mansion_front_and_eastern_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiser_Mansion_front_and_eastern_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987030","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137606754"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/champaign-county/kiser-mansion-10001211/"}