{"nrhp_refnum":"80003156","name":"Munson, Judge Albert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"231 E. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Medina","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.13839676400005,"lon":-81.86130964599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame Italianate house at 231 East Washington Street in Medina, Medina County, Ohio, built in 1877 and occupied from 1878 by Judge Albert Munson. It is now a local history museum.","why_significant":"The house was the home of Albert Munson, a Medina County probate judge, merchant, and pivotal figure in the Ohio Republican Party who managed William McKinley's 1884 congressional campaign. It is also virtually unaltered and one of the best preserved houses of its type in Medina.","narrative":"Built in 1877 at 231 East Washington Street in Medina, this two-story wood frame house shows the Italianate style through its wide bracketed eaves, low hip roof, small side porch with bracketed columns, and two-over-two windows with decorative shutters. Its siding and other exterior materials are original, and the interior plan is intact, with original graining on the first-floor woodwork and period furnishings in the front parlor and kitchen. Albert Munson, born in 1829, moved in after becoming Medina County probate judge in 1878. He helped found the county Republican Party, served in the Ohio legislature, and managed William McKinley's 1884 campaign to return to Congress. Munson and his son also ran a prosperous hardware business, and the family was locally known for spiritualism. After the death of his daughter, the Medina County Historical Society acquired the house and now operates it as a museum of county memorabilia, Civil War pieces, clothing and farm tools.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Operated as a local history museum by the Medina County Historical Society; condition listed as excellent, with original floor plan intact and some museum-related alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.922083-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003156.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003156/7be6885e88-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003156/7be6885e88-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judge_Albert_Munson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judge_Albert_Munson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990239","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138570043"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/munson-judge-albert-house-80003156/"}