{"nrhp_refnum":"84003759","name":"Whitney, Newel K., Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8881 Chillicothe Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kirtland","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.62935354000007,"lon":-81.36142123999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story heavy timber general store at 8881 Chillicothe Road in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio, built in 1826-1827 for Newel K. Whitney. It has a gable roof, clapboard siding and a covered porch.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criteria A and B for its link to the development of the Mormon religion in Ohio and to church founder Joseph Smith, who lived upstairs in 1832-1833 and received revelations there. It is also a good example of a Western Reserve general store and of transitional Federal and Greek Revival architecture. After the Kirtland Temple, it is called the most significant Mormon-period building in Ohio.","narrative":"Built in 1826 and 1827 in Kirtland, Ohio, this two-story timber building served as the general store of Newel K. Whitney, whose business was several times larger than any other in town. Its unusual storefront of seven pairs of French doors with tin panels survives and is considered unparalleled in northeastern Ohio. The design blends Federal cornices with Greek Revival door moldings. Whitney and his wife were among the first Ohio converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1832 and 1833 Joseph Smith and his family lived upstairs, and the store acted as an unofficial church headquarters. Smith's history says he received revelations here, including the Word of Wisdom, and taught early leaders in the School of the Prophets. The building later remained a general store and became a tavern. The Church acquired it in 1979 and began a restoration in 1984, based on historical, archaeological and architectural research.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1826-7)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional, with Federal and Greek Revival elements","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Restoration to its 1830s appearance was under way (work began March 1984), with plans to open it as a historic site and house museum. Condition is listed as fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.895133-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003759.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989621","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138402991"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/whitney-newel-k-store-84003759/"}