{"nrhp_refnum":"86001562","name":"Bagby-Hossler House","other_names":["Hossler,Harold K.,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"530 Sycamore St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tiffin","county":"Seneca County","state":"OH","lat":41.09742801900006,"lon":-83.18727418399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-07-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rectangular brick house at 530 Sycamore Street in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, on a wooded 3-acre lot on the east bank of the Sandusky River. It was built in 1862 for Truman H. Bagby and remodeled in 1930 by contractor Arthur L. Hossler.","why_significant":"The nomination cites Criteria B and C. It ties the house to Truman Bagby, a lawyer, probate judge, county commissioner and \"gentleman farmer\", and to Arthur L. Hossler, Sr., a major Tiffin building contractor. It also stresses the four sets of French doors with bent or \"domed\" glass, believed to be unique in Ohio.","narrative":"Set on a wooded three-acre lot above the Sandusky River in Tiffin, this brick house was built in 1862 for Truman H. Bagby, a lawyer, probate judge and later county commissioner who also raised horses on the property. Its most distinctive feature is the set of four French doors on the front facade, glazed with molded glass that curves outward in both directions. Local tradition says Bagby specified the glass to keep passersby from seeing into the house. The form describes the doors as believed unique in Ohio and links them to the glass industry of northwest Ohio. In 1930 contractor Arthur L. Hossler bought the neglected house and spent two years restoring it. He added a garage, a stone patio, a pond and other landscape features. Hossler built churches, schools and theatres, and his firm remains active in the county. The house is recognized for its association with both men and for its unusual architectural detail.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1862, 1932)","architect_builder":"Arthur L. Hossler (1930 remodeling)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence; condition listed as excellent, with the interior described as in near mint condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.881177-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86001562.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001562/50c2c0c915-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001562/50c2c0c915-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BAGBY-HOSSLER_HOUSE,_TIFFIN,_SENECA_COUNTY,_OHIO.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BAGBY-HOSSLER_HOUSE,_TIFFIN,_SENECA_COUNTY,_OHIO.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991303","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagby%E2%80%93Hossler_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4841493"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/seneca-county/bagby-hossler-house-86001562/"}