{"nrhp_refnum":"78002086","name":"Smith, Samuel, House And Tannery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"103 Jefferson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greenfield","county":"Highland County","state":"OH","lat":39.35268804800006,"lon":-83.37911994099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped stuccoed rubble stone house with a basement tannery at 103 Jefferson Street in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, built in 1821-1822 by William Robinson for tanner Samuel Smith.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a surviving example of early Greenfield architecture influenced by the Federal style. It is also tied to the town's early tanning industry and to the development of medical science in Ohio through Smith's physician sons. It is described as the oldest building still standing on its original location in Greenfield.","narrative":"Built in 1821 and 1822, this two-story stone house at 103 Jefferson Street in Greenfield, Ohio, once housed a working tannery in its basement. Tanner Samuel Smith commissioned it from his cousin William Robinson, the town's first carpenter and cabinet maker, to replace an earlier primitive structure beside Paint Creek. The walls are squared and coursed rubble, eighteen inches thick and later stuccoed, with animal hair mixed into the mortar and plaster. Inside, local-style Bible doors, a cherry cabinet and Adam-like detailing reflect Federal-style influence, and depressions in the basement floor mark where the tanning vats stood. Local historians consider it the oldest building in Greenfield still on its original site and the oldest remnant of a pioneer industry there. Smith's family also gave it wider interest: his son Dr. Samuel M. Smith became an eminent physician and authority on diseases of the mind, and Smith himself reportedly sheltered runaway slaves. The ground floor now serves as an antique shop.","period_of_significance":"1821-1822","architect_builder":"William Robinson","architectural_style":"Influenced by the Federal style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and being restored to its original appearance; the first floor is used as an antique-gift shop and the upstairs as an apartment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.969197-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002086.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002086/c588d200d8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002086/c588d200d8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Smith_House_and_Tannery.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Smith_House_and_Tannery.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989351","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Smith_House_and_Tannery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412669"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/highland-county/smith-samuel-house-and-tannery-78002086/"}