{"nrhp_refnum":"75001554","name":"Heeter-Russo House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24570 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Grand Rapids","county":"Wood County","state":"OH","lat":41.41034475600003,"lon":-83.87415613699994,"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 1-1/2 story brick house at 24570 Second Street in Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio, built about 1870 in the Victorian 'fanciwork' manner on a Greek cross plan.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as an excellent example of Victorian 'gingerbread' architecture, one of few in Wood County. It was also the home of Fred Heeter, a prosperous dry goods merchant who held many local political offices. A fire in 1898 destroyed records, so it is not certain that Heeter built the house, though he lived there.","narrative":"This 1-1/2 story brick house at 24570 Second Street in Grand Rapids, Ohio, dates to about 1870 and shows the ornate detailing of mid-Victorian 'fanciwork'. It is laid out on a Greek cross plan atop a stone foundation, with intersecting gable roofs covered in original slate. Jigsawn bargeboards, cornice trim, carved wood brackets and finials with pendants decorate the gables. Each gable frames a bracketed, wood-laced canopy over two doors, and the windows and doors have carved wood pediments. Inside, the two street-facing entrances open to the living room and dining room, joined by wide openings. The house is tied to Fred Heeter, born in 1855, who ran a dry goods store selling fine china, glassware, cigars and confections and held many local political offices. A fire in 1898 destroyed records, so it is uncertain whether he built the house, though he lived there. It is valued as one of few examples of Victorian gingerbread architecture in Wood County.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (ca. 1870)","architect_builder":"Fred Heeter (believed builder; not confirmed)","architectural_style":"Victorian 'gingerbread' / mid-Victorian 'fanciwork'; Picturesque Gothic noted on the data sheet","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and 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 02:53:09.90768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001554.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001554/f350a7f185-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001554/f350a7f185-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heeter-Russo_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heeter-Russo_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992036","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138766249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/wood-county/heeter-russo-house-75001554/"}