{"nrhp_refnum":"86001062","name":"Layman, Christopher C., Law Office","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"212 W. First St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodville","county":"Sandusky County","state":"OH","lat":41.45266454000006,"lon":-83.36030962899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story common bond brick law office at 212 West First Street, Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio, built in 1890 for Christopher C. Layman, the village's first resident lawyer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a modest example of Italianate architecture and is associated with Christopher C. Layman, Woodville's first resident lawyer, who secured the village's incorporation in 1884. It is described as the only extant free standing office building in the village and retains most of its original character.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at the corner of First and Cherry Streets in Woodville, Ohio, this small brick building served as the law office of Christopher C. Layman, the village's first resident lawyer. It is a one-story, common bond brick structure on a rough cut sandstone foundation, with a tall false front hiding the gable roof. Brick banding and corbelling form a decorative cornice, and the arched brick lintels have sandstone keystones and sills. A wooden canopy with saw-toothed edges shelters a stoop of four grey sandstone slabs. Layman, a Swiss-born Civil War veteran and University of Michigan law graduate, settled in Woodville in 1884, secured the village's incorporation that year, and helped organize its school district in 1886. After his death the building housed a doctor's office from the 1920s until 1964, then returned to law use in 1966. It is recognized for its modest Italianate design and its link to Layman, and the only other structure on the site is the original coal shed.","period_of_significance":"1890","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate (modest)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a law office; it stood vacant for two years (1964-1966) before being bought and returned to its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.632748-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86001062.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001062/b38c85539b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001062/b38c85539b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_C._Layman_Law_Office.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_C._Layman_Law_Office.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991230","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_C._Layman_Law_Office","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5112042"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/sandusky-county/layman-christopher-c-law-office-86001062/"}