{"nrhp_refnum":"75001524","name":"Davey, John, House","other_names":["Hershey,Paul,Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"338 Woodard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kent","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.15878654000005,"lon":-81.36513876999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house at 338 Woodard in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, built in the 19th century (exact date unknown) in the Second Empire style. It was the home of horticulturist John Davey.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a very good example of Second Empire architecture in the Western Reserve. It was also the home of John Davey, known as the \"Father of Tree Surgery,\" whose work led to the Davey Tree Company and Kent's nickname \"The Tree City.\"","narrative":"This brick house at 338 Woodard in Kent, Ohio, was the home of John Davey, born in 1846 and known as the \"Father of Tree Surgery.\" Davey moved to Kent in 1881 and took charge of Standing Rock Cemetery, where he laid out the grounds and planted trees. There he conceived the idea of saving trees through a curative process. His books, beginning with The Tree Doctor in 1901, led to the Davey Tree Company, described as the first nationwide organization built on ethical and professional standards in the field. Kent's nickname, \"The Tree City,\" is attributed to his contribution. The house is also an example of Second Empire design in the Western Reserve. It is T-shaped, two stories tall, with a dormered mansard roof, molded segmental stone pediments over the front door and windows, and pointed-arch upper windows. A later porch and a gable-roofed rear addition have altered the original form. The house sits on a cut sandstone foundation atop a gentle hill.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site; in use as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.117594-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001524.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001524/ba10292c5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001524/ba10292c5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"JonRidinger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Davey_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JonRidinger</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:John_Davey_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991003","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Davey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6228634"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/davey-john-house-75001524/"}