{"nrhp_refnum":"76001523","name":"Kingwood Center (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"900 Park Ave. West","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.76164980900003,"lon":-82.5457101835336,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Kingwood Center is a 47-acre estate in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, with formal gardens, nature trails, a 27-room Georgian Revival mansion (Kingwood Hall, completed 1926) and brick outbuildings built in 1932.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of a late Georgian revival mansion that is little altered and keeps its original interior. The grounds are noted for their statuary, landscape planning and formal perennial gardens, and the nature trails hold over 130 native Ohio species. Charles Kelley King left the estate to the public with an endowment for its upkeep.","narrative":"Kingwood Center is a 47-acre estate in Mansfield, Ohio, combining a Georgian Revival mansion, formal gardens, and nature trails. Kingwood Hall, designed by C. Mack of Cleveland and finished in 1926, is a symmetrical brick building with a tall hipped roof, brick quoin-like banding, and wings with mansard roofs. Inside are 27 major rooms, mostly with original furnishings, including French furniture and hand-painted wallpaper in the dining room. In 1932 a U-shaped group of brick outbuildings was added, including a poultry house, a stable and a storage building, together with a tower. Greenhouses were replaced in 1960 and a service building was added in 1968. The grounds are known for formal perennial gardens, French and Italian statuary, and trails with over 130 native Ohio species. Builder Charles Kelley King, an Ohio Brass Company engineer who rose to chairman, left the property to the public with an endowment for its perpetual care. It is now managed as a botanic garden and museum by a foundation.","period_of_significance":"1926, 1932 (specific dates)","architect_builder":"C. Mack of Cleveland","architectural_style":"Georgian revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Open to the public as a botanic garden and museum, run by a foundation; the house is little altered, with a reception desk and restrooms added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.38765-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001523.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001523/1561f9fdda-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001523/1561f9fdda-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Mar07 at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingwood_center.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mar07 at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingwood_center.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991132","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingwood_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6413811"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/kingwood-center-additional-documentation-76001523/"}