{"nrhp_refnum":"79000289","name":"Knapp, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7101 Canal Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valley View","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.372396656000035,"lon":-81.61159624799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-03-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A modest one-and-one-half-story wood frame Greek Revival house at 7101 Canal Road in Valley View, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, built in 1836 for William H. and Deborah Wightman Knapp.","why_significant":"The house is tied to early settlement in Independence township and to the Knapps, who were prominent early residents. William Knapp was a civil engineer, teacher, township official and county surveyor, and Deborah Knapp was known for giving shelter to people in need. It is also considered one of the oldest frame houses in the Cuyahoga Valley and represents the Greek Revival houses early settlers built there.","narrative":"Built in 1836 on a hillside above the Ohio and Erie Canal in Valley View, this one-and-one-half-story wood frame house was the home of William H. and Deborah Wightman Knapp, early settlers of Independence township. William Knapp was a civil engineer who had worked on canal construction before settling there in 1833. He served as township clerk, postmaster, assessor and Cuyahoga County Surveyor, and he taught school, possibly as the township's first teacher. Deborah Knapp was remembered for taking in people who had no home. The couple lived in the house until their deaths in 1880 and 1888. Architecturally, the house is a modest Greek Revival building with a rectangular main block, gable returns, a central chimney and simple door surrounds with pilasters. Later siding, altered windows and rear additions have changed its look, and it has suffered from neglect. It is valued for its age, its Greek Revival features and its link to the Knapps.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as deteriorated and altered, with severe damage from neglect, a poor roof and no gutters; the interior was not inspected. Listed as a private residence, with a tenant living there.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.695919-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79000289.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000289/baab9700b5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000289/baab9700b5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Knapp_House_NPS.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Knapp_House_NPS.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000607","name":"Ohio and Erie Canal","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/ohio-and-erie-canal-66000607/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987640","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86730382"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/knapp-william-house-79000289/"}