Sandiford, Robert, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1890 at 544 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio, this two-story wood-frame house on a sandstone foundation is an exuberant example of Queen Anne design. It has clapboard siding, a slate gable roof set with its side toward the street, and a porch with elaborate turned posts and a projecting pediment over the entry. A bay window with a large rounded window rises above the porch, and pairs of oversized ornate brackets support the gable above it. A small bay juts out at a 45 degree angle from the center of the gable, and a dormer with a concave conical roof sits at the east end. The interior retains fine oak woodwork. Florist Robert Sandiford lived here in 1908, and Albert N. Shaw lived here in 1924. The house was listed as part of a group of Park Avenue West properties because it is considered one of the most unusually ornamented Queen Anne residences in Mansfield.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes it as one of the most unusually ornamented Queen Anne residences on Park Avenue West and in Mansfield generally. Its eccentric corner tower, oversized round window in the front bay and knife-edge attic dormer are called unique features. It shows the distinctive Queen Anne features to a more extreme degree than most examples.
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 83002045, listed July 8, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 544 Park Ave., W., Mansfield |
|---|---|
| County | Richland County |
| Listed | July 8, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83002045 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Inventory lists the house as a residence in good interior and exterior condition, with no noticeable exterior changes; the interior survives largely intact. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.75927, -82.53524 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83002045.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138663143
- This listing as JSON
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