{"nrhp_refnum":"76001468","name":"Columbia Town Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25496 Royalton Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbia Center","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.31283331900005,"lon":-81.92488985799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-level masonry township hall at 25496 Royalton Road in Columbia Center, Lorain County, Ohio, built in 1895 to designs by architect C. C. Pease, with John Dunning as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is the only governmental building ever constructed in Columbia Township and has served as the township's social and civic center since it was built. It has been available free of charge to residents and heavily used by local organizations. It is also presented as a good example of Queen Anne style applied to a small public building.","narrative":"Built in 1895 and dedicated in January 1896, this town hall on Royalton Road in Columbia Center is a two-level masonry building measuring 34 by 59 feet. Local sandstone forms the lower walls, with red brick above, a slate roof, small louvered dormers and square corner turrets with pyramidal roofs. Architect C. C. Pease designed it and John Dunning built it. Inside, the lower level holds a meeting room with an ornamental stamped metal ceiling, while the upper level is a single large hall with a raised stage. It was listed because it is the only governmental building ever constructed in Columbia Township and has long served as the community's social center. Township trustees and zoning boards meet there, and civic groups, churches, scouts and the school system have all used it, including for classes and the first school hot lunches. It is also regarded as a good small-scale example of Queen Anne design.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Architect C. C. Pease; builder John Dunning","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the township, occupied and in use for trustee, zoning and community meetings; described as well maintained and in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.932156-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001468.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001468/cfbca786c1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001468/cfbca786c1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"SilentMatt Psychedelic","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbia_Town_Hall_6-9-24_thumbnail_IMG_0098.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">SilentMatt Psychedelic</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:Columbia_Town_Hall_6-9-24_thumbnail_IMG_0098.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989845","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138478694"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/columbia-town-hall-76001468/"}