{"nrhp_refnum":"83002015","name":"Belt Line and New York Central Freight House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3rd and Market Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Zanesville","county":"Muskingum County","state":"OH","lat":39.94290255300004,"lon":-82.00992108410807,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-03-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-building freight house complex in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, consisting of a 1917 wire-cut brick freight house facing Market Street and an older wood-frame board-and-batten freight house facing Third Street.","why_significant":"The form is part of the Zanesville Historic Railroad Depots Thematic Resource, and the reviewer's notes list Criteria A and C. The full Statement of Significance is not included in the text, so the specific argument is not stated beyond its role as a railroad depot.","narrative":"Two freight buildings stand together in downtown Zanesville, Ohio, serving the Belt Line and New York Central railroad operations. The newer part, built in 1917 and designed by engineer J. M. Stocker with E. Mast as builder, is a one-story wire-cut brick structure oriented toward Market Street. It has segmental-arched windows, a stone belt course on the facade, rectilinear corbeled brickwork near the top, and a shallow gable roof hidden behind a low parapet. Beside it is an older wood-frame, board-and-batten freight house facing Third Street, with a series of bays opening onto the street on the east and the rail yards on the west, an open loading dock and ramp on the north, and canopies shielding both sides. The complex was included in a group of Zanesville railroad depots listed together, with reviewer notes pointing to association with events and to architectural merit. A 1982 city letter describes the depot as having been purchased for parking and possible demolition, and also mentions a possible revitalization plan.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. M. Stocker, designing engineer; E. Mast, builder (1917 New York Central freight house)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is marked good, altered and original site. A 1982 city letter says the city bought the depot and land for downtown parking, with demolition assumed, and was considering an alternate revitalization plan.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.893406-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002015.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002015/41b80b7678-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002015/41b80b7678-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belt_Line_and_New_York_Central_Freight_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belt_Line_and_New_York_Central_Freight_House.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/71985971","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138645966"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/muskingum-county/belt-line-and-new-york-central-freight-house-83002015/"}