{"nrhp_refnum":"16000628","name":"Cilgwyn Bach","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"343 N. Pearl St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Granville","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":null,"lon":null,"geom_source":null},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":[],"significance_levels":["not_indicated"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private residence at 343 North Pearl Street in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, built in 1885 in the Italian Villa style by Tom \"Tinker\" Jones, on the east slope of Prospect Hill.","why_significant":"The house is notable for its Late Italian Villa design, with a tower derived from the Campanile of Piazza San Marco in Venice and Eastlake-style porch details. It is also tied to local lore about its builder, Tinker Jones, who named it \"Cilgwyn Bach\" and became known as a village character. Later owners altered and added to the building, obscuring much of the original design.","narrative":"Set halfway up the east slope of Prospect Hill in Granville, this 1885 frame house is reached by a long, winding flight of stone steps. Built by Tom \"Tinker\" Jones, it follows the Late Italian Villa style, with a tower modeled on the Campanile of Piazza San Marco in Venice, a hip-gable slate roof, and Eastlake-style porch details. Jones, a jack-of-all-trades, called the house \"Cilgwyn Bach,\" Welsh for \"Little White Retreat,\" an example of his dry humor. He was nicknamed \"Tinker\" to distinguish him from a local sculptor of the same name, and the form recounts that he installed the village's first telephone in the house. The present name honors Paul Ramsey, a village marshal and longtime resident. Later owners altered and added to the building, hiding much of the original design. Dense azaleas, rhododendrons and hemlocks screen it from view. It was recognized as part of Granville's collection of historic resources.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Tom \"Tinker\" Jones (builder)","architectural_style":"Italian Villa (Late Italian Villa with Eastlake details)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition are listed as excellent; used as a residence. Later alterations and additions have obscured much of the original design.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.241939-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/16000628.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985658","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/cilgwyn-bach-16000628/"}