{"nrhp_refnum":"81000439","name":"Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"123 E. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Napoleon","county":"Henry County","state":"OH","lat":41.391376224000055,"lon":-84.12357792099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick and stone county sheriff's residence with an attached rear cell block at 123 East Washington Street in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, built in 1882 to designs by architect D.W. Gibbs.","why_significant":"It is a local example of the distinctive Second Empire and High Victorian Gothic styling used for many Ohio county government complexes in the late 19th century. Its height, tower and decorative cell block conveyed the authority of county government. It was designed by Toledo architect David W. Gibbs, who also designed the neighboring Courthouse, and it represents the 19th-century combination of jailer and county police roles in one building.","narrative":"Built in 1882 at 123 East Washington Street in Napoleon, Ohio, this brick and stone complex combines a sheriff's residence with a rear cell block. The front residence rises two and a half stories on rock-faced ashlar foundations, with a low mansard roof, brick dormers, stone belt courses and a three-story central tower topped by a steep peak. Behind it, the two-story cell block has round-headed barred windows, a crenellated parapet and an octagonal cupola. Toledo architect David W. Gibbs designed it, as he did the neighboring courthouse, and local contractors Jacob Karst and William Woodruff constructed it after a fire destroyed the earlier courthouse and nearby buildings. The design reflects a style used for many Ohio county government buildings in the late 1800s, intended to express the authority of county government. It also shows the era's practice of housing the jailer and county policing in one structure. The jail still serves the county, and the residence now holds sheriff's offices.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1882)","architect_builder":"D.W. Gibbs, architect; local contractors Jacob Karst and William Woodruff built it","architectural_style":"French Second Empire and High Victorian Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"The jail remains the county's primary prison; the residence has been converted to offices for the sheriff's department. Condition is listed as good, altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.550152-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/81000439.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000439/36f11483eb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000439/36f11483eb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_County_Sheriff%27s_Residence_and_Jail.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_County_Sheriff%27s_Residence_and_Jail.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989324","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_County_Sheriff%27s_Residence_and_Jail","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5719882"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/henry-county/henry-county-sheriffs-residence-and-jail-81000439/"}