{"nrhp_refnum":"83002031","name":"Dow House","other_names":["Doran Antiques"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"564 Park Ave., W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.759071541000026,"lon":-82.53636505599997,"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 2½-story brick Queen Anne residence at 564 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, built in 1898 by the contracting firm Hancock & Dow.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a truly outstanding example of Queen Anne architecture in the North Central Ohio region. Its three-story round corner tower, with rustication, classical pilasters and a conical roof, is unlike any other example in the city. Use as a residence and later an antique shop and residence kept it well preserved with no significant alterations.","narrative":"Built in 1898 at 564 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio, this 2½-story brick house is a Queen Anne residence trimmed in stone and wood. Its most notable feature is a three-story round corner tower with rustication, classical pilasters and a conical roof. A central cupola, stained glass windows and two Palladian window groupings add to the exterior, while the carved front porch has turned baluster railings. Inside, a variety of woods ornament the rooms and a grand stairway rises through the house. W. Dow built it; he was associated with Hancock and Dow, contractors responsible for many prominent Mansfield buildings, including the state reformatory, the county jail and a Congregational church. The house was listed because it is an outstanding example of Queen Anne architecture in north central Ohio, with a tower design unlike any other in the city. Years of use as a home and later as an antique shop and residence left it well preserved and largely unaltered.","period_of_significance":"1898","architect_builder":"Hancock & Dow (contractor/builder)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Inventory lists present use as commercial (antique shop and residence); interior very good and exterior excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.301799-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002031.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002031/fdceeaaf12-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002031/fdceeaaf12-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:564_PAW_Dow_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:564_PAW_Dow_Mansfield.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986010","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138662521"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/dow-house-83002031/"}