{"nrhp_refnum":"78002095","name":"Unionville District School","other_names":["Unionville Community Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3480 West St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Unionville","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.779088767000076,"lon":-81.00643606899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, L-shaped brick district schoolhouse at 3480 West Street in Unionville, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio, built in 1855 with an ell added around 1890. It is also known as the Unionville Community Center.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant locally because it stands on a site used for education since before 1835 and served the community as a school until 1962. Its L-shaped plan sets it apart from the typical red brick schoolhouse, and the 1890 addition shows adaptation to growing needs.","narrative":"Unionville District School is a one-story, L-shaped brick building on West Street in Unionville, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio. Built in 1855 after a new brick schoolhouse was recommended in 1853, it sits on ground used for schooling since before 1835, when an earlier school building was sold to the school district. Around 1890 an ell was added to create a second classroom. Features include a random stone foundation with a cut stone water table, stone lintels and sills, a shingled gable roof, and an interior of one large room with tongue-and-groove walls and original woodwork with bulls-eye corner blocks. A frame addition with toilet rooms was built in the 1920s. The school served the community until 1962, and the township acquired it in 1968. It was recognized as a locally significant place for its role in basic education, its adaptation to growing needs, and its L-shaped plan, which departs from the typical red brick schoolhouse.","period_of_significance":"1855; 1890","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition, and owned by the Township of Madison; acquired by the township trustees in 1968 after use as a school ended in 1962. Known as the Unionville Community Center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.700166-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002095.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002095/fdf882eae1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002095/fdf882eae1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unionville_District_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unionville_District_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989583","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138456706"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/unionville-district-school-78002095/"}