{"nrhp_refnum":"83002062","name":"Harshman, Charles, House","other_names":["Edward L. Skrocki Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3932 Painesville-Warren State Rd., NW","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southington Township","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.32662146600006,"lon":-80.94412904599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-19th-century Italianate frame house at 3932 Painesville-Warren State Road in Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, built about 1856 by Charles Harshman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare surviving and well-restored example of the Italianate style in Southington Township, the best of six remaining Italianate-influenced structures. It shows the modest early Italianate style through simple brackets, cornice molding and austere door and window surrounds. It is also tied to Charles Harshman, a local figure, and sits on one of Trumbull County's earliest roads.","narrative":"This square, two-story frame house on the Old State Road in Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, was built around 1856 for Charles Harshman. It follows the Italianate style, with a hipped roof, brackets, tall slender windows, and a symmetrical three-bay front with a central entry portico. A kitchen wing extends to the west. The poplar clapboard siding, oak frame and cut sandstone foundation are original. After years of deterioration under earlier owners, the exterior was restored using period drawings, and the interior received modern plumbing and a gas furnace in 1980. The house is considered the best of six remaining Italianate-influenced buildings in the township and shows the restrained early form of the style. Harshman, from an early settling family, attended Hiram College, served as a second lieutenant in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, started the township's first cheese factory, and was elected county commissioner in 1871 and 1874. The house also stands in a still-rural part of the township along one of the county's earliest roads.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date c. 1856)","architect_builder":"Charles Harshman","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the exterior has been restored to its original appearance and the interior updated with modern plumbing and heating in 1980.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.287192-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002062.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991667","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/harshman-charles-house-83002062/"}