{"nrhp_refnum":"79001944","name":"Fort Ball-Railroad Historic Disrict","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Sandusky River, Perry, Sandusky and Washington Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tiffin","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.11635975100006,"lon":-83.18187143468734,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Transportation","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential and railroad historic district of about 48 acres and 160 buildings on the west bank of the Sandusky River in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, developed between about 1830 and 1915.","why_significant":"The visible text shows a district with some of the city's best examples of nineteenth-century styles, especially Queen Anne, along with early Greek Revival and Federal houses. It also includes a railroad area with stations and freight houses. The statement of significance itself is truncated, so the full argument is not available.","narrative":"This historic district occupies the west bank of the Sandusky River in Tiffin, Ohio, and combines a residential neighborhood with a railroad area. It covers about 48 acres and roughly 160 buildings built between about 1830 and 1915. The river was widened in 1915, and many houses that faced Frost Parkway, then Water Street, were moved, opening a grassy boulevard along the water. The housing reflects a wide range of styles. Examples include the 1837 Erastus Bowe House in Greek Revival style, the 1840 Glen-Barnes house in Federal style, the 1857-1859 James Pelan House, the only Gothic Revival building in the district, and several Italianate and Second Empire homes. Queen Anne houses are among the best in the city, led by the Judge George Seney House on Clay Street. The northern part holds railroad stations, freight houses and a few outbuildings, ringed by industrial and commercial buildings. A few modern intrusions are noted.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John King, master builder of the Seneca County Courthouse and Heidelberg's College Hall, is named as owner-builder of the 1895 house at 33 Adams Street.","architectural_style":"Varied nineteenth and early twentieth century styles: Greek Revival, Federal, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most buildings are occupied; the Big Four Passenger Depot is noted as possibly vacant or used for storage. The Rezin Shawhan House is now the Seneca County Museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.276685-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001944.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991289","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/fort-ball-railroad-historic-disrict-79001944/"}