{"nrhp_refnum":"09000171","name":"Loveridge, Richard and Ann, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12526 Lower Green Valley Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Vernon","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.41961889700008,"lon":-82.52602708299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay, double-pile brick farmhouse built about 1832, located on Lower Green Valley Road about three miles north of Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio. It sits on a lot of about 0.9 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a significant early example of a rural vernacular house type in the Mount Vernon area under Criterion C. It reflects the westward spread of Mid-Atlantic and Georgian-influenced house forms through Ohio's United States Military District. It is also tied to the Loveridge family, early settlers and inventors in Knox County.","narrative":"Built around 1832 about three miles north of Mount Vernon, this two-story brick farmhouse has a symmetrical five-bay front, a side-gabled roof, end chimneys and a rear kitchen ell. Its sandstone foundation, lintels and sills, narrow corner stair, mortise-and-tenon doors and original summer kitchen with a large cooking fireplace survive. Later changes include replacement windows and roofing, a removed porch, and added bathrooms. The house was built for Richard and Ann Loveridge, who arrived in Knox County in 1812. Richard patented a plow in 1828 and built early threshing and shingle-sawing machines. Their family owned the farm for three generations until 1934, and the original 300 acres has since been reduced to under one acre. The house is considered significant as an early rural example of a house type that traces Georgian-influenced building traditions brought west by settlers of the Ohio Military District, and it is the only original building left from the farmstead.","period_of_significance":"c. 1832-1840","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Style - Vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. It has survived periods of neglect and water damage, and has been altered with replacement windows, roofing and interior changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.970644-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/09000171.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000171/109a8e4ba1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000171/109a8e4ba1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_and_Ann_Loveridge_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_and_Ann_Loveridge_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989519","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138398907"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/loveridge-richard-and-ann-house-09000171/"}