{"nrhp_refnum":"80003162","name":"Arrowston","other_names":["William Boal Wood House and Estate"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1220 Park Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Piqua","county":"Miami County","state":"OH","lat":40.15404081200006,"lon":-84.25936614699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Arrowston is a private estate at 1220 Park Avenue in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Its main house was built in 1887 and remodeled in 1929 as a Georgian Revival mansion, on grounds with a stable-garage-apartment, gardener's cottage, pool house, playhouse and farmhouse.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the estate is significant in western Ohio for its scale, detailing and setting. The 1929 remodeling drew on the Lady Pepperell House in Kittery Point, Maine, and is called an outstanding example of Colonial Revival as the ideal style for the wealthy. The property is also tied to Piqua industrial families, the Boals and the Woods.","narrative":"Arrowston is a hilltop estate on Park Avenue in Piqua, Ohio, between Echo Lake and the Hydraulic Canal. The main house began in 1887 as an Eastern Stick style residence built for William K. Boal, president of the Favorite Stove and Range Company. In 1927 William Wilson Wood III bought the property. Working with Columbus architect Gilmore Hanford and Piqua contractor Airheart M. Fry, the Woods remodeled the house in 1929 as a Georgian Revival mansion modeled on the Lady Pepperell House in Maine, which the family had restored. The grounds include a stable-garage-apartment, gardener's cottage, pool house, tennis court, playhouse, farmhouse, terraced gardens and a fountain. Interiors feature walnut paneling, carved plaster and wood, and wall coverings from a French chateau. The nomination values the estate for its scale, detailing, craftsmanship and landscaped setting, which contrast with the surrounding mid-20th century subdivisions.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1887, 1929)","architect_builder":"A.M. Fry / R. Gilmore Hanford","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival (1929 remodeling of an 1887 Eastern Stick style house with Queen Anne and Eastlake elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, unaltered, and extremely well maintained; occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.532023-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003162.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003162/64ffb09673-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003162/64ffb09673-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arrowston,_southern_side_and_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arrowston,_southern_side_and_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990327","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowston","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4796218"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/miami-county/arrowston-80003162/"}