{"nrhp_refnum":"79001942","name":"Cory, Ambrose, House","other_names":["Tanglewood"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"957 N. Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fostoria","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.16890216400003,"lon":-83.41898340599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Italianate house, known as \"Tanglewood,\" at 957 North Union Street in Fostoria, Ohio, built in the early 1860s for farmer Ambrose Cory.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a notable example of Italianate architecture in Fostoria. It is also the town house of Ambrose Cory, a prominent Seneca County farmer. It remains a recognized local landmark and looks much as it did in an 1874 county atlas, apart from the front porch.","narrative":"This two-story Italianate brick house at 957 North Union Street in Fostoria, Ohio, dates from the early 1860s, though the exact construction date is unknown. Ambrose Cory, a prominent Seneca County farmer, bought the land in 1860 and moved to Fostoria in 1861, probably into this house. It has a truncated hip roof, ornately carved cornice brackets, double-hung windows with decorated lintels, and a cut stone foundation. Inside are hand-hewn beams, hand-carved woodwork, and pressed copper ceilings. The front L-shaped porch is the only notable exterior change; the rest closely matches an 1874 county atlas drawing. The house is also called \"Tanglewood,\" a name tied to early illustrations showing it among trees. Cory Street is named for the family. The property was valued for its Italianate design, its massing and scale as a visible landmark, and its link to Cory, and it was part of a 1978 local designation of historic homes.","period_of_significance":"early 1860s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the interior and exterior have been restored, except for the front porch, which is an early alteration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.242901-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001942.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001942/b79ed08331-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001942/b79ed08331-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambrose_Cory_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambrose_Cory_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991283","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138672788"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/cory-ambrose-house-79001942/"}