{"nrhp_refnum":"96000117","name":"Skywood Farms","other_names":["Edwin S. Reynolds Estate"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"732 W. Alex--Bell Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Centerville","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.64928985500006,"lon":-84.17931078199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-02-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-and-one-half-story stucco house in the English Country House style at 732 W. Alex-Bell Road, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, built in 1923 by Edwin S. Reynolds and his wife Florence on a 4.176-acre lot.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Dayton industrialist Edwin S. Reynolds, whose firm Reynolds and Reynolds pioneered standardized business forms, and it is an excellent example of the English Country House style, combining Neo-Georgian and Tudor details. It also reflects how the automobile let wealthy Dayton families build rural estates in the early twentieth century.","narrative":"Skywood Farms is a large, asymmetrical stucco house in Centerville, Ohio, built in 1923 for Edwin S. Reynolds and his wife Florence. Reynolds led Reynolds and Reynolds, a Dayton company that pioneered standardized business forms, including forms for Chevrolet dealers. The house blends Neo-Georgian and Tudor features: a formal entrance with rusticated stone surrounds and a segmental arch, a steep projecting gabled pavilion, irregular window placement, and a multi-color slate roof with fluted chimneys. Inside, the foyer has a decorative staircase and the dining room has Neo-Georgian paneling. The estate reflects how the automobile allowed Dayton's wealthy families to settle in the countryside. Richard Grant, a prominent sales executive and close family friend, later acquired the property when he took over the company, and it was combined with his nearby Normandy Farms. The architect has not been confirmed. After years of neglect, the house was restored beginning in 1981 and remains a residence.","period_of_significance":"1923-1945","architect_builder":"unknown (built by Edwin S. Reynolds; architect not confirmed)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: English Country House","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Neglected for a number of years, then restored after 1981; a swimming pool wing was added around 1993. Still used as a single-dwelling house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.124219-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/96000117.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000117/4474f12daa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000117/4474f12daa-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skywood_Farms_near_Centerville.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skywood_Farms_near_Centerville.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990470","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138609107"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/skywood-farms-96000117/"}