{"nrhp_refnum":"79000290","name":"Lock No. 37 and Spillway","other_names":["14 Mile Lock"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Fitzwater Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valley View","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.356799661000025,"lon":-81.59710339299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Engineering","Transportation","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Lock No. 37, known as the \"14 Mile Lock,\" and its spillway on the Ohio & Erie Canal at Fitzwater Road in Valley View, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The lock was built between 1825 and 1827.","why_significant":"The lock is one of Locks 37 to 34, which the inventory describes as the best preserved section of the canal between Akron and Cleveland. The canal itself is noted as important in regional development, and the lock is recognized as a historic civil engineering landmark by the Ohio Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers.","narrative":"Lock No. 37, called the \"14 Mile Lock,\" is a canal lock and spillway on the Ohio & Erie Canal at Fitzwater Road in Valley View, Ohio. It was built between 1825 and 1827, when the canal was routed through Independence township under resident engineer William H. Price and opened to travel two years later. The lock is a mitered-gate type, with a chamber 90 feet long and 15 feet wide. Its cut-stone construction was covered with concrete around 1905, and both gates remain intact. The setting is a rural valley, with Wilson's Mill just south of the lock. Locks 37 through 34 form the best preserved section of the canal between Akron and Cleveland, which is the main reason the site is valued. The property is in public ownership, the adjoining towpath is used for recreation, and its condition is recorded as very good. It is also recognized as a historic civil engineering landmark.","period_of_significance":"1825-1827","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as very good on the interior and exterior. The towpath is used for recreation, and both lock gates remain intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.219176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79000290.pdf"},"photo":null,"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/71984698","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/lock-no-37-and-spillway-79000290/"}