{"nrhp_refnum":"79002771","name":"Williard Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116 Greenfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tiffin","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.11461183000006,"lon":-83.16450139599993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-02-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick and stone-faced building on the Heidelberg College campus at 116 Greenfield Street in Tiffin, Ohio, built in 1906-1907 as a women's dormitory to designs by Patton and Miller.","why_significant":"It was the first of the gray limestone buildings on campus and set the trend for later college construction. It was named for George W. Williard, fourth president of the college, and was built with funds raised by the people of Tiffin and Seneca County. It is nominated as part of a thematic group tracing the college's educational effort and its architectural development through a variety of styles.","narrative":"Williard Hall is a three-story dormitory on the Heidelberg College campus in Tiffin, Ohio, built in 1906-1907 in a Modern English Gothic style. Designed by Patton and Miller and built by Sievert, Ernst, & Rogers, it has brick walls faced with rock-faced ashlar and squared, coursed rubble, and a gable roof of terra cotta tile. The main entrance sits under a one-story open porch with an elliptical arched doorway and a carved wooden transom bearing the building's name, beside a domed tower. It was first a women's residence, then became a men's dormitory in 1972. Named for George W. Williard, the college's fourth president, it was paid for through funds raised by residents of Tiffin and Seneca County. It was the first of the campus's gray limestone buildings and set the pattern for later construction. A walkway joins it to neighboring Miller Hall.","period_of_significance":"1906-1907","architect_builder":"Patton and Miller (architects); Sievert, Ernst, & Rogers (contractor/builder)","architectural_style":"Modern English Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a men's dormitory since 1972; exterior condition very good, interior fair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.0603-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002771.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002771/ec45e2ba2f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002771/ec45e2ba2f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Williard_Hall,_Heidelberg_University.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Williard_Hall,_Heidelberg_University.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986132","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138673335"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/williard-hall-79002771/"}