{"nrhp_refnum":"78002037","name":"March, George, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"126 E. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chagrin Falls","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.42966914200008,"lon":-81.38712227899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1-1/2 story frame farmhouse at 126 E. Washington St. in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with a one-story east wing dated ca. 1840 and a 1940 garage. A later correction places its construction between 1841 and 1846.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a local reminder of the early settlement of Chagrin Falls, since it was the farmhouse of George March, described as an early settler and promoter of the town. It is locally believed to be the oldest remaining building in the village. A later continuation sheet corrected the construction date and the lot size.","narrative":"This 1-1/2 story frame farmhouse at 126 E. Washington Street in Chagrin Falls has a gabled roof with its ridgeline parallel to the street, wide corner pilasters, and cornice boards with returns. The north facade has two doors under a shared paneled surround and long lintel. A one-story wing to the east, dated about 1840, has a porch with square pillars. A garage was added in 1940. Inside, the original two front rooms and four rear bedrooms were altered before 1940 to create a long living room, though much original hardware, molding and flooring survives. The house is tied to George March, a farmer and early promoter of Chagrin Falls who recruited settlers from Massachusetts. Later research showed the house was built between 1841 and 1846, when it was owned by carpenter and builder James Bosworth, and that March bought it in 1849. The lot was about ten and a quarter acres. It is locally believed to be the village's oldest surviving building.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"James Bosworth, carpenter and builder, owned the property when the house was built (1841-1846); the form does not explicitly name him as builder.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and in use as a private residence; the interior was altered before 1940 but most original hardware, molding and floors remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.383903-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002037.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002037/4609a69432-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002037/4609a69432-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carl F. Waite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_March_House,_Chagrin_Falls.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl F. Waite</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_March_House,_Chagrin_Falls.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000387","name":"Chagrin Falls East Side Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/chagrin-falls-east-side-historic-district-13000387/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987889","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137642357"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/march-george-house-78002037/"}