{"nrhp_refnum":"00001295","name":"Wilson, Samuel and Sally, House","other_names":["Ham-1945-34"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1502 Aster Place","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.19207715300007,"lon":-84.54431481699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival house at 1502 Aster Place in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built in 1849 by Samuel Wilson on a four-acre tract he bought that year, with a rear wing dated c. 1827-1831.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its long association with the Wilson family of College Hill, whose members had careers in education, religion and public service. The family also aided fugitive slaves, and the homestead is described as a stop on an Underground Railroad route from Cincinnati through College Hill to Richmond, Indiana. The house is also noted as a Greek Revival building that kept many original furnishings.","narrative":"Built in 1849 for Samuel and Sally Wilson, this Greek Revival house sits in College Hill, a nineteenth-century suburban community of Cincinnati. The main block has a symmetrical three-bay front, a large Doric portico, wide Doric corner pilasters and a deep frieze. Its recessed entrance has a transom and sidelights, and the windows are six-over-six. A simple two-story rear wing dates to about 1827-1831 and may belong to an earlier farmhouse. Later changes include asbestos siding over the clapboard, loss of the widow's walk in an 1870 tornado, and a circa 1880 bay window and porch. The house is notable for the Wilson family, who lived there until 1926. Members taught at Farmers' College and the Ohio Female College, served in law and politics, and worked in the ministry and missionary service. As devout Presbyterians, they helped people fleeing slavery, and the homestead was a stop on an Underground Railroad route. Many original furnishings remain inside.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1849)","architect_builder":"Samuel Wilson","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence at the time of the original form; in good condition, altered with asbestos siding over the original clapboard and later additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.27826-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/00001295.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001295/34578185a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001295/34578185a8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_and_Sally_Wilson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_and_Sally_Wilson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989249","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_and_Sally_Wilson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412994"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/wilson-samuel-and-sally-house-00001295/"}