{"nrhp_refnum":"79001842","name":"Gantz Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2233 Gantz Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Grove City","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.897852912000076,"lon":-83.06278155099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick vernacular farmhouse at 2233 Gantz Road near Grove City, Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio, built around 1830 by early settler Adam Gantz.","why_significant":"The house is one of the earliest surviving houses in Jackson Township and the Grove City area, and an example of early rural architecture. It was built by Adam Gantz, one of the area's first settlers. Its randomly placed glazed bricks are unusual and its interior woodwork is well executed.","narrative":"Set well back from Gantz Road amid trees, this brick farmhouse near Grove City is among the oldest houses remaining in the area. Adam Gantz, who came to Jackson Township from Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1826, settled on 200 acres and built the three-bay, gable-roofed house around 1830. Glazed bricks appear at random on every elevation, an unusual feature. A one-story brick wing was added to the rear about 1860, and an L-shaped frame porch followed around 1920. Much of the original interior woodwork, including mantels, staircase and door and window trim, survives. By his death in 1872 Gantz owned more than 700 acres and held a prominent place in township government. His son Albert took over the farm, and it stayed in the family until 1977, when it was left to the city for use as a park. Its local importance rests on its early date, its simple but substantial construction, and its link to an early settler.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Adam Gantz","architectural_style":"Early vernacular farmhouse","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant and unoccupied at the time of nomination; the city parks department planned to adapt the house as a community center within a park.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.394452-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001842.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001842/23d7ddf4c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001842/23d7ddf4c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grove_city_gantz_homestead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</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:Grove_city_gantz_homestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988505","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantz_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716421"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/gantz-homestead-79001842/"}