{"nrhp_refnum":"76001504","name":"Genoa Town Hall","other_names":["Genoa Village Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and 6th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Genoa","county":"Ottawa County","state":"OH","lat":41.518096841000045,"lon":-83.35813376299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story rectangular brick town hall (also called Genoa Village Hall) at Main and Sixth Streets in Genoa, Ottawa County, Ohio, built in 1885 by Findley & Shivey in the late Victorian period.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the oldest free-standing municipal building in Ottawa County and the only public building of note in Genoa. It is also described as significant for local history and local government, and it housed an opera house, plays, caucuses and graduations.","narrative":"Built in 1885 at Main and Sixth Streets in Genoa, Ohio, this two-story brick hall was designed by Findley & Shivey in the late Victorian style. The three-bay facade has a projecting center bay that rises into a square tower, with a wood double-door entrance beneath a stone lintel with a carved keystone. The original belltower and spire have been removed, and only one of eight decorative chimneys remains. An opera house on the second floor opened in 1886 and hosted plays, yearly caucuses, high school graduations and memorial day services. It also served the coroner's inquest for the township's first murder victim. The hall is described as the oldest free-standing municipal building in Ottawa County and the only public building of note in Genoa. A restoration project was planned to return it to use as the village hall, community center and offices for the village council and tax functions.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Findley & Shivey","architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Victorian eclectic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Village of Genoa, marked occupied and in fair condition, altered; a restoration project planned reuse as Village Hall and Community Center with council and tax offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.390809-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001504.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001504/2024a2f26a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001504/2024a2f26a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genoa_Town_Hall_in_evening.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genoa_Town_Hall_in_evening.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"92001261","name":"Main Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/main-street-historic-district-92001261/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990821","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138646407"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ottawa-county/genoa-town-hall-76001504/"}