{"nrhp_refnum":"89001457","name":"St. Mary's School, Old","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"132 S. Fourth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marietta","county":"Washington County","state":"OH","lat":39.41446443700005,"lon":-81.44683408199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and sandstone school building at 132 S. Fourth Street in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, built in 1895 for St. Mary's parish, with a convent wing added in 1897.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a local example of late nineteenth century school architecture blending Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival influences. Its red brick with contrasting sandstone trim, rusticated stone arch and bands of windows reflect the prosperity of Marietta's oil boom era. It retains integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship.","narrative":"Built in 1895 for St. Mary's parish in Marietta, Ohio, this two-story brick and sandstone school combines Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival features. The main section held four classrooms and a central hall with two stairs, and a two-story convent was added on the northeast side in 1897. A rusticated sandstone basement raises the first floor above the sidewalk, a response to Ohio River flooding. The entrance sits in a south tower beneath a heavy stone arch and a delicate fanlight. Flooding led the church to sell the building in 1912, and it later served as a boarding house, shops, a junk dealer and an automobile repair garage before being abandoned. A 1981 restoration replaced the missing floor and windows and kept the original slate roof. The interior now serves as offices. The building is valued as a local example of late nineteenth century school architecture and a reminder of Marietta's turn-of-the-century oil-boom prosperity.","period_of_significance":"1895, 1897","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne; Romanesque Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored beginning in 1981 after years of varied uses and abandonment; now used as modern office space and a corporate headquarters.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.066628-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/89001457.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01001040","name":"Marietta Historic District (Boundary Decrease)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/marietta-historic-district-boundary-decrease-01001040/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991899","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/washington-county/st-marys-school-old-89001457/"}