{"nrhp_refnum":"80002971","name":"Chesney, Dr. John, House","other_names":["Garner,Berger,Kimerline,Flegnand and Kennedy Law Offices"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225 E. Mansfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bucyrus","county":"Crawford County","state":"OH","lat":40.80866502900005,"lon":-82.97159687399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Queen Anne style brick house at 225 East Mansfield Street in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, built in 1892 as the home and office of physician Dr. John Chesney.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the best examples of Queen Anne architecture in Bucyrus, citing its tower, varied brick and shingle wall treatment, veranda, irregular massing and carved interior woodwork by the Roehr Interior Wood Trim Company. It is also noted for its link to Dr. Chesney, a successful physician who helped organize the National Association of Railroad Surgeons.","narrative":"Built in 1892 two blocks east of the public square in Bucyrus, Ohio, this three-story Queen Anne house served as both home and office for Dr. John Chesney, a successful physician and surgeon. The brick building rests on a rock-faced stone basement and combines brick walls with decorative imbricated shingles, a slate hip roof, terra cotta chimney panels, and an encircling verandah with spindlework. A three-story circular bay at the northeast corner holds a tower, whose original conical roof was replaced by a flat one after wind damage. Inside, German carvers employed by the local Roehr Interior Wood Trim Company produced oak and cherry woodwork, including a carved oak stairway. Dr. Chesney helped organize the National Association of Railroad Surgeons and practiced in Bucyrus until his death in 1912. His son-in-law, also a physician, later used the house as home and office. After a 1971 restoration, it was converted to law offices in 1972.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied, in excellent condition and used as law offices; the original conical tower roof was replaced by a flat roof after wind damage, the only noted alteration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.104614-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002971.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002971/5462adeca2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002971/5462adeca2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._John_Chesney_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._John_Chesney_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987301","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137627995"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/crawford-county/chesney-dr-john-house-80002971/"}