{"nrhp_refnum":"87000988","name":"Becker Lumber and Manufacturing Company","other_names":["Croy-Marietta Hardwoods, Inc."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"121 Pike St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marietta","county":"Washington County","state":"OH","lat":39.41537928100007,"lon":-81.44323874799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick lumber mill with basement and attic at 121 Pike Street in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, built in 1901 with an addition the following year, plus later kilns and sheds on the site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it represents Marietta's turn-of-the-century industrial history and is a nearly unaltered example of early 20th century industrial architecture. It is described as the oldest remaining brick factory building still used for industry in the city. It also reflects the long local business of turning timber into lumber and finished goods.","narrative":"Built in 1901 at 121 Pike Street in Marietta, this brick factory housed a lumber and woodworking business founded by John Becker, who had converted a wagon hub factory into a planing mill in 1888. The building measures 64 by 112 feet, with a basement, three floors and an attic, and has stepped gables, 6-over-6 windows and an unusual attic truss system. Goods were hoisted by a pulley system because it never had an elevator. Later kilns and sheds, added from the late 1930s onward, dried deck planking for ships during World War II. Over time the plant made radio casings, hardwood floors, moldings, staircases and toy accessories. The nomination values it as a nearly unaltered industrial building whose many windows and high ceilings were meant to improve conditions for about 45 workers. It is described as the oldest remaining brick factory building still used for industry in Marietta, and it continues in manufacturing use.","period_of_significance":"1901","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a manufacturing facility, with the original building described as virtually unaltered and some windows in poor repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.345403-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87000988.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000988/6ce640ed20-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000988/6ce640ed20-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Becker_Lumber_and_Manufacturing_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</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:Becker_Lumber_and_Manufacturing_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991905","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138763889"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/washington-county/becker-lumber-and-manufacturing-company-87000988/"}