{"nrhp_refnum":"85003116","name":"Reed, C. A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"299 W. Riddle St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ravenna","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.15507850600005,"lon":-81.23198790499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house at West Riddle Street in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, built in 1871 by Cornelius A. Reed. It combines Italianate and French Second Empire styles.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the paramount example of the mansard-roofed style among more than ten such buildings in Ravenna. It is also significant for its association with C.A. Reed, a lawyer, politician, businessman and philanthropist active in Ravenna from the 1860s into the early twentieth century.","narrative":"Built in 1871 on West Riddle Street in Ravenna, this two-story brick house blends Italianate and French Second Empire design. Its straight-sided mansard roof is covered in patterned, multicolored slate, and details include an offset entrance tower with quoins, a bracketed cornice with pendants, segmental window hoods with keystones, and an ashlar stone foundation. Of more than ten mansard-roofed buildings in Ravenna, it is described as the finest example. The house was built by Cornelius A. Reed, who lived there until 1924. Reed began practicing law in Ravenna in 1863 and served as county prosecuting attorney and probate judge. He also built the county's first live theater, the Reed Opera House, served as president of the Second National Bank, and donated $25,000 toward Ravenna's first public library. The original wraparound porch was removed around 1940, and the interior was later divided into apartments, though original doors, mantels and most baseboards remain.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"unknown (built by Cornelius A. Reed, the original owner)","architectural_style":"Italianate and French Second Empire","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair and altered; the form marks the property as unoccupied and as a private residence. The interior was divided into apartments around mid-century, and the original encircling porch was removed around 1940, with plans to reconstruct it.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.360865-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85003116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003116/7180d97550-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003116/7180d97550-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C.A._Reed_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C.A._Reed_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991023","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138655249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/reed-c-a-house-85003116/"}