{"nrhp_refnum":"85001641","name":"Etna House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"219 1/2 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ravenna","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.15739643100005,"lon":-81.24367665699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Etna House is a three-story brick commercial building at the southwest corner of Main Street and Park Way in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, built 1865-1868 and operated as a hotel; the architect is given as Simeon Porter.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fairly well preserved early commercial structure of the kind found in small Ohio towns. It is a visual landmark beside the county courthouse on the public square and was operated as a hotel for over 100 years. It also represents mid-19th century vernacular commercial architecture influenced by the Italianate style, and was designed by Western Reserve master builder Simeon Porter.","narrative":"Etna House is a three-story brick building on the southwest corner of Main Street and Park Way in downtown Ravenna, Ohio, beside the county courthouse square. Built between 1865 and 1868, it was designed by Simeon Porter, described as one of the Western Reserve's outstanding master builders. It served as a hotel for more than a century. The structure combines Greek Revival and Italianate influences, with corbelled brickwork, round arches with keystones, plain stone lintels and a sandstone foundation. Four corner bays stand out for their round-arch windows with grillwork, and brick pilasters divide the upper floors into two-bay sections that match the storefronts below. The ground-floor shops have been modernized and the central cupola was removed around 1900. The building was listed because it is a fairly well preserved early commercial block typical of small Ohio towns, a major visual landmark in the town center, and an example of mid-19th century vernacular commercial architecture. It now holds elderly housing and commercial space.","period_of_significance":"1865-1868","architect_builder":"Simeon Porter (architect or engineer); contractor or builder unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival/Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good inside and outside. Present use is elderly housing and commercial. Ground-floor commercial spaces were modernized and the central cupola was removed around the turn of the century. Plans were underway to rehabilitate it and restore its exterior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.382803-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001641.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001641/ef6957057b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001641/ef6957057b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"JonRidinger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etna_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JonRidinger</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etna_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985995","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138654701"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/etna-house-85001641/"}