{"nrhp_refnum":"83002051","name":"Upson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"234 Park Ave., W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.754008989000056,"lon":-82.51729483999998,"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 house at 234 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, dating from roughly 1880-1900. It sits on an ashlar stone foundation and is part of the Park Avenue West multiple resource area.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a well-preserved Queen Anne residence whose decorative features set it apart from others in the city. Its scrollwork porch, exposed wood-frame gable panels, corbeled chimneys and projecting side porch are named as distinguishing elements. It also represents the period when Park Avenue was becoming Mansfield's prime residential neighborhood.","narrative":"Built between about 1880 and 1900, this 2½-story brick house at 234 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio, is an example of Queen Anne design. It rests on an ashlar stone foundation and has a complex hip roof, rock-faced sandstone lintels and sills, and tall corbeled chimneys on either side. Wood trim is used extensively. The front porch has spindle work, turned posts and a carved pediment, and the large attic gable holds a group of four windows in what was once a ballroom. A two-story brick bay window projects from the west side, and the interior retains elaborate woodwork typical of the period. The house was listed because its decorative features distinguish it from other Queen Anne homes in the city, and because it reflects the time when Park Avenue became Mansfield's leading residential street. It sits back from the street among other well-kept older residences and has a four-car garage behind.","period_of_significance":"1880-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior and interior condition rated very good; the survey lists present use as commercial, and a four-car garage stands at the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.222379-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002051/6d3739f3b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002051/6d3739f3b4-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:234_PAW_Upson_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:234_PAW_Upson_Mansfield.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986054","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138663345"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/upson-house-83002051/"}