{"nrhp_refnum":"99001686","name":"Gambier Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by OH 229, Meadow Ln., Brooklyn St. and N Village boundary","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gambier","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.37889555250004,"lon":-82.39585491710645,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A compact village historic district in Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, centered on Kenyon College and containing 139 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites and 46 non-contributing buildings, dating from 1826 to 1949.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Gambier and Kenyon College as one closely linked historic area. The village plan was laid out by college officials, and many buildings were built by the college or its professors, administrators and clergy. It also highlights a strong concentration of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival architecture, both collegiate and Carpenter Gothic.","narrative":"Gambier is a hilltop village in College Township, Knox County, Ohio, about six miles east of Mount Vernon. The historic district covers the whole village and the Kenyon College campus at its center, including the earlier Kenyon College Historic District and the house Kokosing. It contains 139 contributing buildings, two contributing sites and 46 non-contributing buildings, spanning 1826 to 1949. Kenyon College officials planned the town, with Middle Path as its main north-south axis, running from Old Kenyon to Bexley Hall. Most buildings are modest wood frame houses built between 1827 and 1940, with a small commercial core along Chase and Gaskin avenues. Styles include Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival. The district is notable for Gothic Revival work such as Old Kenyon and Clifford Place, a Carpenter Gothic house. The college's founding by Bishop Philander Chase, who chose an isolated rural site, shaped the village's development.","period_of_significance":"1826-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic-Federal; Greek Revival, Gothic Revival; Italianate, Queen Anne; Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Prairie, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current functions include housing, commerce, government, religion and education; some houses are divided into student apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.104251-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/99001686.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989533","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/gambier-historic-district-99001686/"}