{"nrhp_refnum":"76001534","name":"Thornton-Guise Kitchen And House","other_names":["Guise,Cornelius,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"147 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Munroe Falls","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.13492314400003,"lon":-81.44007032699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of buildings at 147 South Main Street in Munroe Falls, Summit County, Ohio: a one-story rubble stone building and a two-and-a-half story frame Queen Anne style house built in 1884 by Cornelius Guise.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the stone building and the house complement one another in history, style and construction, and together show a continuity of family and local history. They represent two generations of builders and building methods. The house is also one of only a handful of grand houses in the small village and has a remarkably well preserved interior.","narrative":"On South Main Street in Munroe Falls, Ohio, two buildings stand side by side: a small stone structure and a large frame house. The stone building, about 18 by 22 feet and built of random rubble, has a great fireplace hearth, a bake oven and a masonry base for a kettle. It is presumed to have been built by Samuel Thornton, the property's original owner, and was used as a summer kitchen or possibly for slaughtering. Thornton's son-in-law, Cornelius Guise, received 117 acres from him and built the Queen Anne style house in 1884. The house has steep gables, a corner bay set at an angle, Eastlake porch ornament and a well preserved interior with an excellent late Victorian staircase. The buildings were listed because together they show two generations of construction methods and the family link between their builders, and because the house is one of the few grand residences in the village.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Samuel Thornton (presumed builder of the stone building); Cornelius Guise (builder of the house)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, with Eastlake detailing and vernacular elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked good and the property is listed as an occupied private residence; the interior is described as very well preserved and maintained, with the original kitchen and pantry combined into one modern kitchen.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.822322-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001534.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001534/c6b61d1933-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001534/c6b61d1933-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornelius_Guise_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornelius_Guise_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991603","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138748776"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/thornton-guise-kitchen-and-house-76001534/"}