{"nrhp_refnum":"80002935","name":"Black, Philip J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"303 N. Water St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Loudonville","county":"Ashland County","state":"OH","lat":40.638285920000044,"lon":-82.23505555099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Second Empire house with a mansard roof at 303 North Water Street in Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, built about 1865 for local businessman Philip J. Black.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare, well-preserved example of Second Empire architecture and the only surviving example of that style in Loudonville. It is also one of the town's largest residences, and its size, scale and craftsmanship set it apart from other buildings of the period. Of secondary importance is its link to Black, a leading local businessman who served as mayor.","narrative":"Built about 1865, this brick house at 303 North Water Street in Loudonville is a Second Empire residence with a bell-cast mansard roof, dormers, a bracketed wood cornice and a broad front porch with carved columns. Window openings have cut stone sills and segmental arches with corbelled brickwork, and the house rests on a cut sandstone foundation. Inside, there is no central hall; three parlors and a kitchen connect through broad archways, and a bay window in the southeast parlor is framed by an ogee arch. It was built for Philip J. Black, who bought the land in 1860, sold his grocery and baking business, and became a successful produce dealer, councilman and mayor. The house stayed in his family until 1944. It is one of Loudonville's largest homes and its only surviving Second Empire example. At the time of listing, restoration was under way to turn it into an inn and restaurant.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date c. 1865)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition but altered; restoration in progress, with plans to convert it into a hotel and restaurant (inn).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.26766-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002935.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002935/cbb912c65f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002935/cbb912c65f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Black_House_%E2%80%94_Loudonville,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Black_House_%E2%80%94_Loudonville,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986623","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137594017"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ashland-county/black-philip-j-house-80002935/"}