{"nrhp_refnum":"78002174","name":"Kent, Charles House","other_names":["Palmer House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 N. Pearl St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kent","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.15428144700007,"lon":-81.36547133399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood frame, Early Gothic Revival house at 125 North Pearl Street in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, built in 1843 by James Clark for Charles Kent and moved 150 feet to its present site in 1909.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant for combining Greek Revival and \"Carpenter Gothic\" elements. It is also said to be historically significant through its links to early Kent founders and craftsmen, including the Kent family and the builder James Clark.","narrative":"This wood frame house at 125 North Pearl Street in Kent, Ohio, was built in 1843 by James Clark, an architect described as one of the best in the area in the early 19th century. Zenas Kent, an early settler and landowner, commissioned it for his youngest son, Charles, and Charles's wife, Mary Burrett. The house has a steeply gabled roof, wide eaves, and gingerbread bargeboards ending in pendants and small crocketed pinnacles. Its door, with transom and sidelights, recalls the earlier Greek Revival style. Inside, nine rooms open off a central hall with an open staircase and a walnut bannister. The house was sold in 1863 and moved 150 feet in 1909 after a plan to demolish it was dropped. Later owners included a newspaper publisher, and restoration began in 1943. The house is valued for its blend of Greek Revival and Carpenter Gothic design and its ties to Kent's early families.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"James Clark","architectural_style":"Early Gothic Revival / Carpenter Gothic with Greek Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and used as a private residence; owners restored and remodeled it beginning in 1943.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.026733-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002174.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002174/f640cbb728-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002174/f640cbb728-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"JonRidinger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Kent_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JonRidinger</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Kent_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"77001082","name":"West Main Street District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/west-main-street-district-77001082/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991005","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kent_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716386"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/kent-charles-house-78002174/"}