{"nrhp_refnum":"76001362","name":"Center Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Center St. from Vernon to 414 Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ashland","county":"Ashland County","state":"OH","lat":40.86272852350004,"lon":-82.31209466518884,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district along Center Street in Ashland, Ohio, made up of 44 homes in varied architectural styles. The street was laid out in 1846 and the last homes were completed in the 1920s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is an architectural expression of two generations of bankers, physicians, merchants and industrialists. It is significant for the variety of styles, the high quality and individuality of the major homes, and the harmonious blending helped by the many trees. It also reflects the prosperity that the Myers family's manufacturing company brought to Ashland.","narrative":"Center Street in Ashland, Ohio, was laid out in 1846 and developed into the town's finest residential neighborhood. The district includes 44 homes, nearly all residential, built from the 1840s to the 1920s in Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Prairie, Spanish, Italian, Tudor and other styles. Its larger houses, built between 1896 and 1918, were commissioned by industrialists and civic leaders, among them members of the Myers family, whose pump and farm equipment company brought commercial prosperity to the town. Earlier homes, such as those of the Freer, Damp and Cowan families, were built by bankers, millers and physicians. The nomination presents the street as significant for the variety of its styles, the quality and individuality of its major houses, and the way mature trees and the buildings blend together. Most buildings remain well kept and the street looks much as it did around 1915, though the large F. E. Myers house was abandoned in 1973 and faced demolition.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Varied styles including Greek Revival, Early Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Prairie, Spanish, Italian and Tudor","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most homes are well maintained and the district remains much as it was in 1915. The F. E. Myers house has been abandoned since 1973 and was expected to be demolished for parking, with a notation indicating it was demolished by August 1975.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.927767-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001362.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001362/28e36e04b7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001362/28e36e04b7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Chris Light","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Center_Street_Historic_District_(2-panel).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Light</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Center_Street_Historic_District_(2-panel).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93000397","name":"Center Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/center-street-historic-district-boundary-increase-93000397/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986613","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_Street_Historic_District_(Ashland,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716382"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ashland-county/center-street-historic-district-76001362/"}