{"nrhp_refnum":"79003872","name":"Telephone Building, Old","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"College and Chestnut Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fredericktown","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.482681951000075,"lon":-82.54413790899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Greek Revival cottage at the northeast corner of College and Chestnut Streets in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, built around 1840 as a residence.","why_significant":"The building is described as a simple, well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. It also served for many years as the telephone company offices for the village before reverting to residential use.","narrative":"Built around 1840 at the northeast corner of College and Chestnut Streets in Fredericktown, this two-story wood-frame cottage began as a residence. For many years it housed the village telephone company offices, and a cement floor in the living room dates from that period. It has since returned to residential use. The building is a modest but well-preserved example of Greek Revival design. Corner pilasters and an entablature with partial returns mark the gable ends, and the centered front entrance has plain pilasters supporting a simple entablature. The walls are clapboard, the roof is a gabled asphalt type, and a small wing extends to the rear. The foundation is stone. It sits in a quiet residential neighborhood, with a tall tree directly in front. Its survey record lists both interior and exterior condition as good. It was included as part of a group of historic resources in Fredericktown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; interior and exterior condition both described as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.720467-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003872.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003872/3304c581c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003872/3304c581c2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Telephone_Building,_Fredericktown.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Telephone_Building,_Fredericktown.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985564","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138392546"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/telephone-building-old-79003872/"}