{"nrhp_refnum":"79002802","name":"Hershey, J., Residence","other_names":["Reinbolt,James,Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"286 Cleveland-Massilon Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ghent","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.14363717300006,"lon":-81.63746711899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne style house at 286 Cleveland-Massillon Road in Bath Township (Ghent), Summit County, Ohio, built around 1895 for J. Hershey and now used as an office.","why_significant":"The inventory describes the house as an excellent example of the Queen Anne style. It is also a good example of adaptive use, with a residence converted to an office. It is further tied to J. Hershey, a local merchant noted for his frugality.","narrative":"Built around 1895 in the last decade of the 19th century, this two-and-a-half-story house on Cleveland-Massillon Road in Bath Township was the home of J. Hershey, a local merchant remembered for his frugality. He reportedly slept in a downstairs bedroom to guard his property from thieves. The wood-frame house has an L-shaped plan, a stone foundation, a gable roof with shingles, and shiplap and shingle siding. Its projecting front gable has a flared, shingled surface and a small architraved window. An elaborate double-story porch has two entrances, spindled posts, railings, a frieze and carved brackets. Interior woodwork includes cherry and oak. Two later additions extend off the rear. The property was recognized as an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture and as a good example of adaptive use, since the former residence now serves as an office. Large trees surround it, a garage sits at the rear, and it stands close to a divided highway.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as an office; 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 02:53:12.655846-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002802.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986232","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/hershey-j-residence-79002802/"}