{"nrhp_refnum":"79001950","name":"Saxton House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"331 S. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.79655459800006,"lon":-81.37563132999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two- and three-story brick building at 331 South Market Street in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, built in three stages: 1841, about 1865 and about 1920.","why_significant":"It is argued to be the only remaining residence with direct ties to President William McKinley in his home town of Canton. It was the family home of his wife, Ida Saxton, and the couple lived there from 1873 to 1892. It was also built for and expanded by the Saxton family, prominent Canton newspaper and banking figures.","narrative":"Located at 331 South Market Street in Canton, Ohio, this brick house grew in three stages: a rear section from 1841, a three-story Second Empire block with a mansard roof added about 1865, and a later addition from about 1920. It was built for the Saxton family. John Saxton founded the Canton Repository, and his son James, a banker, added the front block. Ida Saxton was born here in 1847 and married William McKinley in 1871. The couple lived in the house from 1873 to 1892, and McKinley kept an office there. It is the last remaining residence in Canton tied to the future president, since his famous front porch house was demolished in the 1930s. Later changes included a two-story commercial front and interior alterations, though the third-floor ballroom retains much original woodwork. Plans called for restoring the exterior and reusing the interior as offices and a restaurant.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1841 & ca. 1865","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire (1865 front block)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied at the time of nomination. It had been significantly altered, including a later commercial front. Plans called for removing the additions, restoring the original exterior and converting the interior to offices and a restaurant.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.251489-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001950.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991464","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138680168"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/saxton-house-79001950/"}