{"nrhp_refnum":"88003065","name":"Cleveland Worsted Mills Redfern Mill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ravenna","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.14960477400007,"lon":-81.24352864376186,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-12-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three industrial buildings on South Chestnut Street in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, built between about 1890 and 1920 as the dyeing and finishing plant of Cleveland Worsted Mills. The designs are attributed to the George S. Rider Company of Cleveland.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mill is significant under Criterion A for its role in turning Ravenna from a small rural trading center into an industrial town, as the town's largest employer. It is also significant under Criterion C as a good example of industrial architecture, with successive buildings showing changing factory design from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century.","narrative":"This brick industrial complex in southern Ravenna, Ohio, includes a four-story main mill, an older three-story mill and a modern storage building. The oldest section dates from about 1890, the main mill from about 1905 with a north wing added around 1920. The mill was the dyeing and finishing department of Cleveland Worsted Mills, an eleven-mill company, and for years it was Ravenna's largest employer. Its growth helped move the town from a small rural trading center toward industry. The main mill is notable for mill construction, with masonry bearing walls and heavy timber floors meant to resist fire. Tall windows set in segmental arches are grouped into four-story arcades, and stepped gable ends carry sandstone nameplates. Designed by the George S. Rider Company of Cleveland, the buildings show how factory design changed over three decades. Some windows have been blocked in, but the open floor plans largely survive. The Oak Rubber Company now operates the site, and a modern storage building does not contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George S. Rider Company, Cleveland","architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in industrial use by the Oak Rubber Company; some windows on the west and south sides of the main mill have been blocked and replaced with smaller metal sash.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.67057-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88003065.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991001","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/cleveland-worsted-mills-redfern-mill-88003065/"}