{"nrhp_refnum":"75001317","name":"New Lyme Town Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of South New Lyme at 6000 NC 46","address_restricted":false,"city":"South New Lyme","county":"Ashtabula County","state":"OH","lat":41.58612074100006,"lon":-80.77834248099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-08-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half story frame town hall at 6000 State Route 46 in South New Lyme, Ashtabula County, Ohio, built in 1885 in a rural setting and owned by the township trustees.","why_significant":"Although modest, the building's High Victorian Italianate exterior detail gives it a distinctive character and marks it clearly as a public building. Its architectural character is unusual because it sits in a completely rural setting with no significant neighboring structures. It also reflects the ambitious aspirations of the township when it was built.","narrative":"Standing alone in open countryside at South New Lyme, this one-and-a-half story frame town hall was built in 1885, according to county property records. It has a sandstone foundation, a plain rectangular plan, a gabled roof and three bays on the front and side elevations. Molded entablatures over the openings give it character; they run horizontally over the main windows and form triangular pediments over the two center openings on the east facade. Inside is one large room with a high flat ceiling and a gallery at the east end. The building matters because such Victorian Italianate detail is unusual in so isolated a rural spot. It was put up shortly after the New Lyme Institute was founded, in a township that had prosperous communities, cheese factories, a carriage maker and a water cure sanitarium. The detailing announces its public purpose, and the building remains substantially unaltered.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1885)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"High Victorian Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, substantially unaltered, on its original site, and occupied for government use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.089841-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001317.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001317/27486a49d8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001317/27486a49d8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Lyme_Town_Hall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Lyme_Town_Hall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986647","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137599312"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ashtabula-county/new-lyme-town-hall-75001317/"}