{"nrhp_refnum":"74001458","name":"Kuenzer, Joseph II, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2345 Rockside Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Independence","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.40358659200007,"lon":-81.67182845099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame Eastlake-style house at 2345 Rockside Road in Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, built in 1883 by Joseph Kuenzer II, a stone quarry operator.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house reflects a generation of stone quarrying and grindstone production in Independence Township, and that its stone-vaulted cellar and foundations are tangible evidence of that industry. It is also described as a very well preserved and restored example of Eastlake architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1883 on Rockside Road in Independence, Ohio, this large two-story frame house shows the Eastlake style of the 1880s. Its exterior is irregular, with a small front stoop, a kitchen porch, and two-story projecting window bays under overhanging gables. Lathe-turned and chiseled ornament derived from furniture design decorates the porches and gables. Inside are seventeen rooms arranged asymmetrically, with sliding doors and oak woodwork that includes circular knobs and reeded fluting. The basement has cast-iron columns with Egyptian-style capitals, and beneath the kitchen lies a stone barrel-vaulted cellar about 12 by 25 feet, the house's most unusual feature. Joseph Kuenzer II built the house after taking over the family quarry, begun in 1848 by his father, a Bavarian immigrant. The quarry produced grindstones and building stone used across the Western Reserve. The house was listed for its connection to this industry and as a well-preserved Eastlake example.","period_of_significance":"1875-1899","architect_builder":"Joseph Kuenzer II (builder)","architectural_style":"Eastlake / Stick","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and altered, on its original site, and used as a private residence; the porch was extended and some interior areas were remodeled while the 1880s interior is largely preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.76034-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001458.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001458/2ab744bb1b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001458/2ab744bb1b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Kuenzer,_II,_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Kuenzer,_II,_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987697","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137714608"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/kuenzer-joseph-ii-house-74001458/"}