{"nrhp_refnum":"76001487","name":"Cook, Zimri, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6999 Spieth Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lester","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.18119997200006,"lon":-81.93996633599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A moderate-size wooden frame house on Spieth Road in Lester, York Township, Medina County, Ohio, built around 1845-1850 for Zimri Cook, an early settler.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an unusually fine local example of a house combining Greek Revival and Italian Villa features. It was built by Zimri Cook, an early York Township resident, one of fourteen children whose names all began with \"Z\". Its entrance closely matches that of a house a mile south on the Medina Road, probably by the same builder.","narrative":"Near Lester in York Township, Medina County, Ohio, this wooden frame house dates from roughly 1845 to 1850 and was built for Zimri Cook. Cook was born in Jefferson County, New York, in 1813, and his parents settled in York Township in 1832. He was one of fourteen children, all with names beginning with \"Z\". The house has a two-story rectangular main block with clapboard siding and a one-and-a-half story wing to the west with a recessed porch. Greek Revival details include a wide plain frieze, narrow corner boards and an entrance with a slightly gabled architrave, sidelights and shallow blind arches. A hipped roof topped by a rectangular belvedere reflects the Italian Villa style. The entrance nearly matches one on a five-bay house a mile south, probably by the same builder. The 1850 census valued Cook's real estate at $5,000, suggesting a substantial house. It was listed for its fine local blend of two styles.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Italianate (Italian Villa) elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, private residence in excellent condition; not accessible to the public.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.297657-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001487.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001487/772e0e132f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001487/772e0e132f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Duds98","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Zimri_Cook_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Duds98</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Zimri_Cook_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990199","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138569935"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/cook-zimri-house-76001487/"}