{"nrhp_refnum":"87001635","name":"Werner Inn","other_names":["Reed Tavern","Kendzora House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"131 E. Nassau St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.78751337500006,"lon":-81.28309629499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style brick inn and tavern at 131 East Nassau Street in East Canton (formerly Osnaburg), Stark County, Ohio, built in 1834 by mason Jacob Stambaugh for Henry Werner.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent, well-preserved example of Federal architecture in East Canton and Stark County, a style rare in eastern Ohio. It is also tied to the early stagecoach road and the settlement and growth of East Canton, which served as a major stopover before the railroad.","narrative":"Built in 1834 at 131 East Nassau Street in East Canton, Ohio, this brick inn and tavern was constructed by mason Jacob Stambaugh for Henry Werner. It is a Federal-style building of two and a half stories with five bays, plus a two-story wing to the west. Notable features include Flemish bond brick walls, a sandstone foundation, bridge chimneys at each end, a denticulated cornice, and a main doorway with a semi-elliptical fanlight, sidelights and fluted Doric columns. Inside, the central hall plan, original staircase, much of the hardware and woodwork, and a small second-floor ballroom survive. The inn served the main east-west stagecoach route through eastern Stark County, when the town, then called Osnaburg, was a major stopover before the railroad arrived. George Reed bought it in 1853 after marrying Mary Werner, and his descendants held it until late 1986, when the Osnaburg Township Historical Society acquired it. It was listed for its architecture and its link to early settlement.","period_of_significance":"1834-1853","architect_builder":"Jacob Stambaugh, mason","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Purchased in late 1986 by the Osnaburg Township Historical Society; current functions listed as museum and single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.912079-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87001635.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001635/98e4c0e1d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001635/98e4c0e1d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Werner_Inn_(East_Canton,_OH).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Werner_Inn_(East_Canton,_OH).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991412","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138685100"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/werner-inn-87001635/"}