{"nrhp_refnum":"83001993","name":"Kauber, Warren F., Funeral Home","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"289 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pataskala","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":39.99725493100004,"lon":-82.67546735799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Queen Anne house at 289 S. Main Street in Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio, built in 1883 by Timothy Cooley and later converted to a funeral home.","why_significant":"It is described as the best example of Queen Anne residential architecture in Pataskala, with irregular massing, a corner tower, a bay window and a wraparound porch with ornate wood trim. It is also associated with William Henry Mead II, a leader in the town's late 19th-century commercial development, including the founding of the Pataskala Banking Company.","narrative":"Built in 1883 by Timothy Cooley, this two-story wood-frame house at 289 S. Main Street in Pataskala is regarded as the town's best example of Queen Anne residential architecture. Its irregular plan, corner tower with a conical roof, projecting bay window, and wraparound porch with ornate wood trim are characteristic of the style. The exterior combines horizontal wood siding with shingles, and the interior retains leaded glass, carved woodwork and its original staircase. Cooley lived in the house until his death in 1891. W. A. Mead II bought it in 1895; the Mead family was active in the commercial and religious life of the community, and Mead helped found the Pataskala Banking Company in 1888 and the Pataskala United Methodist Church. In the 1940s the house became a funeral home, and only minor additions have been made to suit that use. It remains in excellent condition and is valued both for its architecture and for its ties to local commercial development.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Timothy Cooley (builder); architect unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as a funeral home since the 1940s; interior and exterior condition listed as excellent, with interior woodwork and staircase intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.991676-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001993.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001993/6d637487af-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001993/6d637487af-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren_F._Kauber_Funeral_Home.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren_F._Kauber_Funeral_Home.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985654","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138468150"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/kauber-warren-f-funeral-home-83001993/"}