{"nrhp_refnum":"73001412","name":"Merwin, George, House","other_names":["Rowfant Club Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3028 Prospect Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50163136000003,"lon":-81.66433582499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house built circa 1850 at 3028 Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, built for George Merwin and now used as the Rowfant Club building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally important for its Italianate detailing, including bracketed cornices, a pedimented portico with Corinthian columns, and a hipped roof. It also notes the house survived a short move without losing its architectural significance. Its long use by the Rowfant Club, which altered it with help from architect Charles Schweinfurth, adds to its story.","narrative":"Built around 1850 for early Cleveland settler George Merwin, this two-story brick house at 3028 Prospect Avenue combines Italianate detailing with a stone foundation, wood trim and a hipped roof. The five-bay front has a projecting center section topped by a pediment, and a portico with two round Corinthian columns shelters the double-door entrance. Paired and single brackets support the cornices, and the interior retains marble fireplaces and heavy woodwork. The house once stood on a large lot on Euclid Avenue but was moved a short distance south when Prospect Avenue was extended. After Merwin's death the Ackley and Doubleday families owned it, and the Rowfant Club acquired it in 1895. Architect Charles Schweinfurth, an early club member, helped adapt the building to the club's needs. An addition was later built on the south side. The house was listed for its architectural character, and the move was judged not to have harmed its significance.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (circa 1850)","architect_builder":"George Merwin (builder/original owner); Charles Schweinfurth helped adapt it for the club","architectural_style":"Italianate detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; used as a private club by the Rowfant Club, altered with a south addition and moved a short distance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.173672-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001412.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001412/98b5ae43ca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001412/98b5ae43ca-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Merwin_House_%E2%80%94_Cleveland,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Merwin_House_%E2%80%94_Cleveland,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006160","name":"Midtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/midtown-historic-district-100006160/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987426","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137697802"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/merwin-george-house-73001412/"}