{"nrhp_refnum":"05000168","name":"Wheeler, George and Addison, House (Additional Documentation)","other_names":["Old Place"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6353 Grimble Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Bloomfield","county":"Ontario County","state":"NY","lat":42.85949347150003,"lon":-77.37269635421416,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmhouse with a barn/carriage house and family burial ground on a 110-acre farm on Grimble Road in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. The house was built in two sections, a rear wing about 1818 by George Wheeler and a Greek Revival main block about 1840.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding, remarkably intact example of early to mid-19th century rural domestic architecture in Ontario County, combining a vernacular settlement-period cottage with a Greek Revival temple-front dwelling. The farm, with its surviving barn and 110 acres of working farmland, is also significant for the history of agriculture in the Finger Lakes region. The family cemetery, established in 1828, reflects early 19th century rural burial practices.","narrative":"Set on a knoll well back from Grimble Road in rural East Bloomfield, this farmhouse grew in two stages. George Wheeler bought 185 acres in 1818 and built a small saltbox-style cottage, which survives as the rear wing. About 1840 his son Addison added a two-story, three-bay temple-front main block with a massive pedimented portico carried on four fluted Ionic columns, flanked by one-story side ells. Inside, room layouts and Greek Revival details survive, including fluted trim with corner blocks and mantelpieces with Greek fret and acanthus motifs. A mid- to late 19th century L-shaped barn/carriage house remains, and a small family cemetery with about a dozen simple headstones lies west of the house. The 110-acre parcel is still farmed. The property was recognized for its architecture, its link to agricultural history in the Finger Lakes region, and its intact condition. A conservation easement now protects the full acreage.","period_of_significance":"1818 - ca. 1900","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single-family dwelling; the property was restored by its mid-20th century owners and a conservation easement was granted in 2002 for the full 110 acres.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.36839-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000168.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320560","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_and_Addison_Wheeler_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5546653"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ontario-county/wheeler-george-and-addison-house-additional-documentation-05000168/"}