Bissman, Peter, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1890 at 462 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio, this three-story wood frame house is a Queen Anne residence with clapboard siding, a stone foundation and a complex slate roof. A round, conical-roofed corner tower is balanced by a large projecting gable, with a tower-like attic gable between them. A two-story bay window projects on the west side, and two porches face the front, including a wide sweeping porch. Peter Bissman, son of the founder of the Bissman wholesale grocery business, lived here next door to his father's residence. The house is notable as a deliberate wood copy of the brick Benjamin Bissman House immediately to the east, which is called the most elaborate brick Queen Anne residence in Mansfield from the 1880s. The survey calls this house perhaps the finest surviving wood frame Queen Anne example in the city. A carriage barn stands at the rear, and the house was in very good condition when surveyed.
Significance in brief: The house is described as perhaps the finest wood frame example of Queen Anne architecture surviving in Mansfield. It is an intentional wood copy of the neighboring brick Benjamin Bissman House, and its sweeping porch and round corner tower set it apart from other frame examples. It is also tied to the Bissman family, prominent Mansfield merchants.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83002025, listed July 8, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 462 Park Ave., W., Mansfield |
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| County | Richland County |
| Listed | July 8, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83002025 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Bissman (builder) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a residence; interior in very good condition and exterior in excellent condition at the time of the survey. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.75902, -82.53322 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83002025.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138662106
- This listing as JSON
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