{"nrhp_refnum":"83002024","name":"Bissman, B.F., House","other_names":["Stanton Long Insurance Agency,Inc."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"458 Park Ave., W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.75902558700005,"lon":-82.53304686799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick and stone residence at 458 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, built in stages around 1840, 1870 and 1890 by the Bissman family.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it significant for its outstanding Queen Anne architecture. Its varied porch detail, round Romanesque-style corner tower and many gable roofs are described as unrivaled in the city and perhaps the region.","narrative":"This three-story residence at 458 Park Avenue West in Mansfield grew in three stages: a small brick farmhouse of about 1840, a large addition around 1870, and the present main structure of about 1890. The Bissman family, German immigrants who worked as dry goods merchants and grocery wholesalers, built it. Massive stonework, brick corbelling, decorative wood trim and a rugged profile define the exterior. A round corner tower on the eastern corner gives it a bold vertical line, and porches at several levels and projecting gables add variety. The house mixes Queen Anne massing and woodwork with a fortress-like use of brick and stone that recalls Richardsonian Romanesque, a look attributed to the owner's German heritage. A carriage house was added at the rear around 1920. The house was listed for its outstanding Queen Anne architecture, which the nomination describes as unrivaled in the city and possibly the region. It is now used for business, and interior changes are described as reversible.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Bissman (builder)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne-Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in business use, with the interior in good condition and the exterior in excellent condition; the yards have been paved for parking.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.4634-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002024.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002024/3b99bf4670-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002024/3b99bf4670-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:458_PAW_B_Bissman_Mansfield.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:458_PAW_B_Bissman_Mansfield.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986014","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138662016"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/bissman-b-f-house-83002024/"}