{"nrhp_refnum":"70000506","name":"Hull-Wolcott House","other_names":["Wolcott House Museum"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1031 River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Maumee","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.57242246900006,"lon":-83.63907565799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-01-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 19th-century frame house at 1031 River Road in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, built in stages beginning around 1827 for James A. Wolcott and Mary Wells Wolcott. It is now a city-owned museum.","why_significant":"The house is an example of early Ohio Federal architecture, with a two-story front porch and an elliptical arch in the gable. It is also described as the prime local symbol of a Maumee Valley pioneer and developer. James Wolcott was a businessman, builder of mills, steamboat builder, judge and mayor, and his wife Mary Wells was a daughter of William Wells and granddaughter of Chief Little Turtle.","narrative":"Overlooking the Maumee River at 1031 River Road, this frame house was built in stages from about 1827 for James A. Wolcott and his wife, Mary Wells. It reflects the Federal style as interpreted on the Ohio frontier, with a two-story front porch, four plain columns and an elliptical arch in the gable. Inside are a center hall with a curved stair, delicate balusters and a cellar kitchen with hand-hewn timbers. Later rear additions are plainer than the facade. Wolcott came from Connecticut, bought land in Maumee, and became a merchant, mill builder, steamboat builder, associate judge, first president of the city council and mayor. Mary Wells was the daughter of William Wells and the granddaughter of Chief Little Turtle. The house is regarded locally as the leading symbol of a Maumee Valley pioneer and developer, and it now serves as a city-owned museum in good condition.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1827)","architect_builder":"James A. Wolcott (builder; described as architect and builder of mills)","architectural_style":"Early Ohio Federal; porch described as a pioneer version of Palladian Doric","criteria":[],"status_note":"Good condition, altered, on its original site; owned by the City of Maumee and used as a museum. Some maintenance is needed on roof overhangs and lap siding.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.131765-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/70000506.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000506/b21edebdeb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000506/b21edebdeb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dale E. Martin","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wollcott-house-museum-maumee-oh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dale E. Martin</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wollcott-house-museum-maumee-oh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull%E2%80%93Wolcott_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716470"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/hull-wolcott-house-70000506/"}