{"nrhp_refnum":"87001989","name":"West End Elementary School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 West St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Carey","county":"Wyandot County","state":"OH","lat":40.95169148600007,"lon":-83.38679649399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick school building at 200 West Street in Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio, built in 1905 to a design by the Lorain architectural firm H.O. Wusmer - W.L. Kramer Associates.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is a good example of early 20th century school design, with a central hall plan, larger corner rooms and distinctive brick and stone detailing. It is also tied to Carey's educational history, as the only school built from a 1905 special election and the only school from that period still standing in the village.","narrative":"Built in 1905 at 200 West Street in Carey, Ohio, West End Elementary School is a two-story, hipped-roof red brick building on a raised basement of rough-faced stone. Its symmetrical front facade centers on double doors with a fanlight set in a massive arched entrance, above which rises a corbelled brick frontispiece with a stepped gable parapet. Inside, each floor holds two large classrooms with original cloakrooms, varnished hardwood floors and plaster walls. The Lorain firm of H.O. Wusmer - W.L. Kramer Associates designed it, and the local W.H. Snyder company built it, with stonework by Harry Recker of Findlay. The school was funded after a 1905 special election, as Carey grew westward and children faced a long walk to the Union School on the east side. It is the only school from that period left in the village, since the Union School has been demolished. Classes began in November 1905, and the school served the community until it closed in May 1986.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"H.O. Wusmer - W.L. Kramer Assoc.; W.H. Snyder - builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th century revivals","criteria":[],"status_note":"Closed as a school in May 1986 because of declining enrollment; current function listed as vacant/not in use. Described as virtually unaltered since construction.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.152858-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87001989.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001989/0f4d21eeee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001989/0f4d21eeee-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_End_Elementary_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_End_Elementary_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992068","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138774040"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/wyandot-county/west-end-elementary-school-87001989/"}