{"nrhp_refnum":"79002776","name":"France Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 Greenfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tiffin","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.11533643900003,"lon":-83.16428701399997,"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":"France Hall is a three-story brick women's dormitory with stone facing on the Heidelberg College campus at 119 Greenfield Street in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, built in 1925-1926 to designs by Miller, Pullenwider, and Dowling.","why_significant":"It was nominated as part of a thematic group of Heidelberg College buildings that reflect the college's growth since its founding in 1850. The building was given by George A. France of Toledo, a member of the Board of Regents, in memory of his mother. It is a Modern English Gothic design that adds to the chronological development of campus architecture.","narrative":"France Hall is a women's dormitory on the Heidelberg College campus in Tiffin, Ohio, built in 1925-1926 in a Modern English Gothic style. The three-story building has brick walls with stone facing, a rock-faced ashlar foundation and a gabled terra-cotta tile roof. Its main entrance has a Gothic arch doorway with quoins at the base of a tower, and the name \"France Hall\" is carved in stone above the arch. Mullioned windows, gable dormers and a bay window add to the design. Miller, Pullenwider, and Dowling designed it. George A. France of Toledo, a member of the college's Board of Regents, gave the building in memory of his mother. It also houses the women's society halls. A first-floor walkway connects it to Brown Hall on the west, and Williard Hall sits across the street. It was listed as part of a group of campus buildings that show the college's growth since 1850.","period_of_significance":"1925-1926","architect_builder":"Miller, Pullenwider, and Dowling (architect/engineer)","architectural_style":"Modern English Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a women's dormitory; interior condition good, exterior very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.499606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002776.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002776/56b69205d4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002776/56b69205d4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Hall,_Heidelberg_University.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Hall,_Heidelberg_University.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986124","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138673367"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/france-hall-79002776/"}