{"nrhp_refnum":"78002134","name":"Chandler, Matthew, House","other_names":["Metzger,Henry,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Sharon Center at 6908 Ridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sharon Center","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.08656762800007,"lon":-81.73609463599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival house with a 1-1/2 story kitchen wing at 6908 Ridge Road in Sharon Center, Medina County, Ohio, built in the late 1840s for farmer Matthew A. Chandler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house illustrates the Greek Revival taste that dominated Ohio's Western Reserve until after the Civil War. It is also significant as a record of local social history through its first owner, Matthew Chandler, a typical yet remarkable early settler and leading citizen of Sharon Center.","narrative":"Built in the late 1840s on a small rise overlooking Wolf Run in Sharon Center, this frame farmhouse reflects the Greek Revival style common in Ohio's Western Reserve. The main block is two stories and four bays square, measuring about 30 by 36 feet, with a 1-1/2 story kitchen wing to the west. Notable details include a pedimented gable with a Palladian-style attic window, wide overhanging eaves, slate roofing, and a front doorway with pilasters, sidelights and transom. The frame uses sawn oak corner posts and walnut framing on a local sandstone foundation. Its first owner, Matthew A. Chandler, was born in Connecticut in 1804, worked as a woolen mill foreman in New Hampshire, and came to Sharon Township in 1842 to farm after his health failed. He raised eight children, and his farm grew to 112 acres, making him one of Sharon Center's leading citizens. The house is valued for its architecture and as a record of local settlement history.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is private residence; original farm structures have been removed, a new two-car garage added, and the shutters restored to original condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.120941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002134.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002134/b3c2547e48-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002134/b3c2547e48-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Duds98","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Matthew_Chandler_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Duds98</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Matthew_Chandler_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990223","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138576295"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/chandler-matthew-house-78002134/"}