{"nrhp_refnum":"74001542","name":"Sawyer-Wayside House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9470 Mentor Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mentor","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.68050927500008,"lon":-81.30018896099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gable-roofed stone building at 9470 Mentor Avenue near Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, built c. 1843 by Daniel Sawyer and later used by Wayside Gardens.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant in Lake County because it was built entirely of stone, a rare method of construction there. It also notes the unusually large hinged windows and the stone cornice as features that make it an outstanding and unique piece of architecture. It has long association with the Wayside Gardens nursery.","narrative":"Located on Mentor Avenue near Mentor in Lake County, Ohio, this simple rectangular building was erected around 1843 by Daniel Sawyer, an early settler who walked to Ohio from Onondaga County, New York, in 1810. Sawyer bought 160 acres and farmed with his sons, who later lived in the house. The structure is five bays wide and two deep, with a gable roof, dressed stone foundation, and a central door now sheltered by a wooden enclosed porch. Its most notable feature is a three-course stone cornice, the top course shaped like an ovolo molding, that follows the eaves. Windows have stone lintels and sills, and the large sashes have fixed lower halves and hinged upper halves that open inward. Wooden additions have been made on the south and east sides. Wayside Gardens moved in during 1916, and the building has served as the nursery's catalogue store and offices. Its original all-stone construction was rare in the county, which is the main reason it was recognized.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (built c. 1843)","architect_builder":"Daniel Sawyer","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and altered, occupied and in use as the Wayside Gardens catalogue store and administrative offices; reviewers noted it is no longer all stone due to wooden additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.292299-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001542.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989573","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/sawyer-wayside-house-74001542/"}