{"nrhp_refnum":"07000581","name":"Stevenson, Joshua, House","other_names":["Corban, William and Earlene, House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5105 Bowen Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canal Winchester","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.87924104600006,"lon":-82.80402181399498,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay Federal style brick farmhouse built in the 1830s on about ten acres near Canal Winchester in southern Franklin County, Ohio, with five contributing outbuildings and one non-contributing building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an exceptionally well-preserved example of late Federal architecture in an early central Ohio farmhouse, with a high level of original design, craftsmanship and surviving interior fabric. It is believed to have been designed and built by Fairfield County builder John Leist, or at least influenced by his distinctive work. Its surrounding open land also preserves a rural setting amid rapid suburban growth.","narrative":"This brick farmhouse near Canal Winchester, Ohio, was built in the 1830s for Joshua Stevenson and his wife Mary on land his family settled early in the century. It is a two-story, five-bay house with a symmetrical front and a central entrance framed by a fluted carved stone surround, elliptical fanlight and sidelights. The brick front is laid in Flemish bond. Inside, the wainscoting, eight-panel doors, staircase, mantels and plaster details survive from the 1830s. A rear wing was extended in 1905 and enlarged with a kitchen and second floor in 1975, all out of view from the front. The house is believed to be the work of builder John Leist of Fairfield County, whose houses share similar entrances and woodwork. It was listed for its architecture. Several outbuildings, including a summer kitchen and smokehouse, remain on about ten acres bordered by parkland, which helps preserve the rural setting.","period_of_significance":"c.1830s-1905","architect_builder":"Believed to be John Leist, Fairfield County, Ohio","architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling with a garage, studio, barn and equipment shed; restored and expanded by its present owners beginning in 1975.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.166606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/07000581.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000581/f8a81dd499-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000581/f8a81dd499-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Stevenson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Stevenson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988322","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137806603"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/stevenson-joshua-house-07000581/"}