{"nrhp_refnum":"07000065","name":"Walke, Anthony, and Susan Cardinal, House","other_names":["Wallace--James--Walke House","Wallace, Cadwallader","James,","Thomas","Walke, Anthony, House) Walke, Henry, House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"381 Western Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chillicothe","county":"Ross County","state":"OH","lat":39.335173963000045,"lon":-82.99839392499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-02-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick and sandstone house on a raised basement at 381 Western Avenue in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, begun about 1812-1815 and completed by about 1820. It is a central-passage \"Four-Over-Four\" plan in the Early Classical Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a high-style example of Settlement and Development period architecture in south-central Ohio, listed under Criterion C. It is described as unique in southern Ohio, with no house that directly matches its style and form. Much of its original design and materials remain intact or easily restorable despite early twentieth-century additions.","narrative":"This one-story house on a raised sandstone basement stands at 381 Western Avenue in Chillicothe, Ohio. Built between about 1812 and 1820, it has Flemish bond brick walls, a hipped roof, Venetian windows and a front portico with Tuscan columns. The plan places four main rooms around a central passage. Research for the nomination suggests Thomas James probably began the house, Cadwallader Wallace held the land briefly, and Anthony Walke bought the finished property in 1820. The architect and builder are not recorded. The building was later altered for use as an orphanage in 1922-1924, when a steel roof and several additions were put on. Most additions were removed in 2004-2006 during restoration. The nomination compares it with Virginia and Maryland houses such as Belle Grove and notes that no house in southern Ohio matches its style and form. Its architecture is the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":"c1812 to 1924","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Early Classical Revival; 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Renovation and restoration were under way in 2004-2006, with most later additions removed; the form lists current function as work in progress, to be professional commerce use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.982656-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/07000065.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000065/6b004653bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000065/6b004653bf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthony_and_Susan_Cardinal_Walke_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthony_and_Susan_Cardinal_Walke_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991181","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_and_Susan_Cardinal_Walke_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773767"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ross-county/walke-anthony-and-susan-cardinal-house-07000065/"}