{"nrhp_refnum":"79002747","name":"Wood Commercial Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Sandusky and Portland Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chesterville","county":"Morrow County","state":"OH","lat":40.47983226900004,"lon":-82.68363825599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story wood-frame commercial building at the southwest corner of State Routes 95 and 314 in Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, built around 1870 and later moved to its present site.","why_significant":"The building is a plain vernacular commercial structure said to date from about the time of the Civil War. It stands at the main intersection of the town and is part of a collection of mostly Victorian-era structures that reviewers judged eligible as a group of resources. Its location helps define the town's commercial center.","narrative":"Standing at the main intersection of Chesterville, this two-and-a-half-story commercial building occupies the southwest corner of State Routes 95 and 314. Dated to about 1870, it is a simple vernacular structure of wood frame on a sandstone foundation, with clapboard siding and a gable roof of seamed metal. The ground floor has large plate glass windows set between wooden piers, while the second floor has small rectangular openings. Ornament is minimal. The building was originally on South Portland Street, where it served as a casket shop, and was moved to its present small lot around the turn of the century. It remains in commercial use and is in good condition inside and out. Reviewers noted its importance as part of a scattered but worthwhile collection of mostly Victorian-era structures in the town, and its position at the central crossroads helps define the commercial heart of Chesterville.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition inside and out, in commercial use, and surrounded by commercial activity at the town's main intersection.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.128576-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002747.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002747/531f1d07d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002747/531f1d07d7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wood_Commercial_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wood_Commercial_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985951","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138638671"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/morrow-county/wood-commercial-building-79002747/"}