{"nrhp_refnum":"80003184","name":"Hardesty, Ralph, Stone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Norwich","county":"Muskingum County","state":"OH","lat":39.98560261100005,"lon":-81.78972840999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story sandstone I-house with a slate gable roof on Main Street in Norwich, Muskingum County, Ohio, built in 1836 for Ralph Hardesty.","why_significant":"It is described as the first and only stone house in the village of Norwich and the only stone house in Union Township. It is a stone example of the I-house folk form, which was usually built of frame or brick. Its three-bay facade also departs from the usual five-bay I-house.","narrative":"Built in 1836 on Main Street in Norwich, Ohio, this two-story sandstone house was erected for Ralph Hardesty, who bought the lot in 1828 for $40. Tax records valued the \"stone and brick house\" at $500. The original block measures 40 by 22 feet and has a slate gable roof, a three-bay facade and a central entrance. The stone is native sandstone, dressed with many tool marks still visible. It is an I-house, a form one room deep, two rooms across and two stories high, derived from English folk houses. Most I-houses in the area were frame or brick, and most had five bays, so a three-bay stone example is unusual. It is the first and only stone house in Norwich and the only one in Union Township. Inside, the central hall keeps an open-string stair, original molded woodwork and fireplaces in each of the four original rooms. Greenhouse and storage additions were added at the rear and west side.","period_of_significance":"1836","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"I-house (folk architecture)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition, used as a private residence and commercial space; rear and west additions serve as greenhouse and plant storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:13.001001-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003184.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003184/26aefd6f2e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003184/26aefd6f2e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_Hardesty_Stone_House_001.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_Hardesty_Stone_House_001.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07000025","name":"Muskingum River Navigation Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/muskingum-river-navigation-historic-district-07000025/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990685","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hardesty_Stone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7287597"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/muskingum-county/hardesty-ralph-stone-house-80003184/"}