{"nrhp_refnum":"79001914","name":"Black-Elliott Block","other_names":["Jupiter Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"525 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Zanesville","county":"Muskingum County","state":"OH","lat":39.94031751700004,"lon":-82.00574531899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial building at 525 Main Street in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, built around 1876 by owners Peter Black and Henry Elliott. It is also known as the Jupiter Building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only remaining example of High Victorian Italianate commercial architecture in Zanesville and a prime example of that style. It is also tied to Peter Black and Henry Elliott, prominent local businessmen, and to the long tenancy of the S.S. Kresge Company.","narrative":"Built around 1876 at 525 Main Street in Zanesville, this three-story brick commercial block rests on a sandstone foundation. It was erected for Peter Black and Henry Elliott, two prominent local businessmen. Black helped found the First National Bank and built the Clarendon Hotel. Elliott, a Baltimore native, founded the Elliott Paper Company. The upper stories are divided into three vertical sections by smooth pilasters with fleur-de-lis patterns. Round and flat-topped window arches carry incised floral lintels and dripstones, and a projecting bracketed cornice caps the facade. The ground floor was altered to one large storeroom during the long tenancy of the S.S. Kresge Company, which leased the building from at least 1916 until the 1970s, though the original cast iron columns remain. The building is regarded as the only remaining High Victorian Italianate commercial building in Zanesville and a strong example of that style's detail and polychrome effect.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"High Victorian Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and occupied; the first story was altered for Kresge's use, and the upper facade is painted faded yellow.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.382558-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001914.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001914/443b3ba02d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001914/443b3ba02d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-Elliott_Block_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-Elliott_Block_front.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07000025","name":"Muskingum River Navigation Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/muskingum-river-navigation-historic-district-07000025/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990675","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-Elliott_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4920054"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/muskingum-county/black-elliott-block-79001914/"}