{"nrhp_refnum":"73001514","name":"Paul Hall, Muskingum College","other_names":["See Also:Muskingum College Campus Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Layton Dr., Muskingum College campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Concord","county":"Muskingum County","state":"OH","lat":39.99542741300007,"lon":-81.73443332699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Paul Hall is a two-story brick college building on a hilltop at Layton Drive, Muskingum College, in New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio. It was erected in 1873 and is the oldest building on the campus.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Paul Hall as the oldest building on the Muskingum College campus and as the architectural symbol of the college. It is also described as a good example of 1870s collegiate Victorian architecture. Its tower has long served as the college's emblem in publications and stationery.","narrative":"Paul Hall is a two-story brick building on a hilltop at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, overlooking the village and part of the campus. Built in 1873, it is the oldest building on the campus and was named for Dr. David Paul, then president of the college. It measures about 40 by 70 feet and has a short wooden tower centered on the south front. Its early collegiate Victorian character shows in round-headed windows, bracketed eaves and a tapered tower roof, with soft red brick trimmed in stone. The interior is plain, and the rear and inside have been altered. It replaced an earlier three-story building from 1837, which stood nearby until 1899. In recent years it housed classrooms, studios and practice rooms for the Conservatory of Music. Its tower has served as a symbol of the college, and the building was listed for its architecture and its role in the college's education history.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; specific date 1873","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early collegiate Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, somewhat altered at the rear and inside; in educational use, recently housing classrooms, studios and practice rooms for the Conservatory of Music.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.733654-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001514.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001514/7697845bf2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001514/7697845bf2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Hall_Muskingum_College.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Hall_Muskingum_College.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07000025","name":"Muskingum River Navigation Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/muskingum-river-navigation-historic-district-07000025/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990783","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96140294"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/muskingum-county/paul-hall-muskingum-college-73001514/"}