{"nrhp_refnum":"84003801","name":"Building at 309 Park Avenue West","other_names":["Interiors 400 Home Furnishings"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"309 Park Ave., W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.751801073000024,"lon":-82.51736307799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story wood-frame house at 309 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, built around 1899 on the southeast corner of an alley and the avenue. It was originally residential and is now used commercially.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a particularly significant example of Gothic-inspired details, including hood molds, porch posts and bracketing, and lancet windows, applied to a turn-of-the-century American Four Square form. It shows the transition between 19th and 20th century architectural forms found along Park Avenue West. The enclosed front porch was altered without damaging the historic fabric.","narrative":"Built around 1899 on the corner of an alley and Park Avenue West in Mansfield, this two-and-a-half-story wood house combines a turn-of-the-century American Four Square shape with Gothic-inspired ornament. Hood molds, porch posts with arches and bracketing, and lancet windows give it a character that blends 19th century detailing with early 20th century proportions. A pair of blunt arched windows marks the center bay of the second floor, and a polygonal dormer sits in the attic. The front porch has been enclosed with glass, but this was done in a way that left the historic fabric of the house intact. A brick addition stands at the rear. The house served as a parsonage for a church and first appears in the city directory in 1901. It is now used commercially, with a gas station on its east side. It was listed as one of several Park Avenue West buildings showing the shift between architectural eras.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Colling (listed as architect or engineer)","architectural_style":"Gothic detailing on an American Four Square form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior in good condition; originally residential, now in commercial use. It has an enclosed front porch and a rear brick addition, and was once used as a parsonage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.509227-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003801.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003801/91a83578c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003801/91a83578c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:309_PAW_Mansfield_Ohio.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:309_PAW_Mansfield_Ohio.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986062","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138663532"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/building-at-309-park-avenue-west-84003801/"}