{"nrhp_refnum":"79002880","name":"Washington Township Voting Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Rings Rd., 4th bldg. E of RR tracks","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amlin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.09161144300003,"lon":-83.18673922899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story frame building with shiplap siding and a shed metal roof, located on Rings Road in Amlin, Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio. It dates to about the late 1850s and began as a general store.","why_significant":"The inventory sheet describes it as an early store that now serves as the township voting hall, tied to local politics and local history. It is reported to be the only building of its kind to the east in the township. It is part of a multiple-property group of Washington Township historic resources.","narrative":"Located on Rings Road in Amlin, in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, this small one-story building dates to about the late 1850s. It was built as a general store and now serves as the township voting hall. The structure has a rectangular plan, shiplap siding, a stone foundation and a shed metal roof. The front has two entrances and three large six-pane rectangular windows. A bracketed shed roof overhangs the facade, and a high plain wood parapet runs across the front and hides the roof. An oven-type door was added at the west end in the late 19th century. The building stands across from the post office, near small crossroads surroundings with few other historic buildings. Local records suggest it is the only building of its kind to the east in the township. Its use as both an early store and a polling place connects it to the commercial and political life of the community. It is reported to be in good exterior condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as a voting hall, in good exterior condition, publicly owned by the township and open to the public.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.143904-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002880.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002880/48df994118-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002880/48df994118-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Township_Voting_Hall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Township_Voting_Hall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985322","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137803694"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/washington-township-voting-hall-79002880/"}