{"nrhp_refnum":"85003045","name":"Gibson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"187 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jackson","county":"Jackson County","state":"OH","lat":39.052830302000075,"lon":-82.63800766499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-12-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story stuccoed masonry hotel building at the corner of Main and Portsmouth Streets in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, first built around 1816 as a two-story brick building and enlarged in 1883.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for its role in Jackson's commercial development and under Criterion C as an example of the shift from early 19th century commercial architecture to a late 19th century commercial block. It is the only 19th century hotel left in a town that once supported four. It also has ties to the Hoffman family's business, political and social activity, and to an Art Deco bar.","narrative":"Standing at the northwest end of Jackson's central business district, on the corner of Main and Portsmouth Streets, this three-story stuccoed masonry building began around 1816 as a two-story brick structure with Federal influences. Daniel Hoffman ran a general store there and later a hotel, and the site housed the county's first recorded licensed business. In 1883 the attic was expanded into a full third floor and the building grew to eight bays, taking on the look of an Italianate commercial block. Levi Gibson had begun consolidating the property in 1863, and by 1897 it was described as a first class hotel. It is the only 19th century hotel remaining in Jackson, where salt, iron and coal once supported four hotels. Inside, a 1930s Art Deco back bar of glass, mirrors, ceramic tile and chrome survives. The hotel's fortunes declined alongside the local economy, and its history is closely tied to the city's commercial growth.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 and 1900-1930s (specific date 1883)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal-influenced original building, transformed in 1883 into an Italianate-looking commercial block; Art Deco bar","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and altered, with work in progress; the interior was being repaired and repainted as finances allowed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.253838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85003045.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989450","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/jackson-county/gibson-house-85003045/"}