{"nrhp_refnum":"95001331","name":"King, George W., Mansion-Etowah","other_names":["Central Christian Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"429 Mount Vernon Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marion","county":"Marion County","state":"OH","lat":40.58506226800006,"lon":-83.12038545999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A massive two-story stone residence of more than 55 rooms at 429 Mount Vernon Avenue in Marion, Ohio, designed by Wilson Eyre in 1905 and completed in 1908 for steam shovel company president George W. King. It is now used by Central Christian Church.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the only remaining residence in Marion associated with George W. King, a founder and president of the Marion Steam Shovel Company, which made Marion a leading maker of earth-moving equipment. It also reflects the large estate lifestyle of prosperous industrialists in the early twentieth century.","narrative":"Etowah, the George W. King Mansion, is a two-story stone house on four acres at 429 Mount Vernon Avenue in Marion, Ohio. Philadelphia and New York architect Wilson Eyre designed it in 1905, and it was finished in 1908 with more than 55 rooms. Its Mediterranean-style features include a low hipped roof, semicircular windows, wrought iron balconies, and classical stone columns on the porches. Inside are carved wood paneling and ornate fireplace mantles. King was a founder and, from 1904 to 1917, president of the Marion Steam Shovel Company, whose machines included those used to dig the Panama Canal. The mansion is the only residence tied to him that still stands in Marion. After his death it hosted industrialists and, in 1923, prominent guests attending President Harding's funeral. His descendants lived there until 1948, when Central Christian Church acquired it. A rear sanctuary was added in 1953, and the house continues in church use.","period_of_significance":"1908-1930","architect_builder":"Wilson Eyre, New York City","architectural_style":"20th Century Revival/Mediterranean","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Used by Central Christian Church since 1948; the living rooms serve as classrooms and meeting spaces, and a rear sanctuary addition was built in 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.226993-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/95001331.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001331/e83914d1a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001331/e83914d1a0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etowah_in_Marion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etowah_in_Marion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990183","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138569865"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/marion-county/king-george-w-mansion-etowah-95001331/"}