{"nrhp_refnum":"71000653","name":"Allen, Dr. Peter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Williamsfield State Rd., N of intersection of OH 87","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kinsman","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.45482926300008,"lon":-80.59440049699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-09-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style frame house north of Kinsman in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, built in 1821 for pioneer physician Dr. Peter Allen and his wife Charity Dudley.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as a widely recognized example of the early carpenters' trade in Ohio, with Adam-style detailing unusual for its age and western location. Its Federal proportions and delicate ornament mark an important step in the architectural development of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Recording by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936 helped prompt its interior restoration and preservation.","narrative":"Built in 1821 north of Kinsman in Trumbull County, Ohio, this two-story mortise-and-tenon frame house was designed by master builder Will Smith for Dr. Peter Allen, a pioneer physician and War of 1812 military surgeon, and his wife Charity Dudley. The three-bay front facade has a pedimented gable, fluted Ionic pilasters, a swag-decorated frieze, a denticulated cornice and semielliptical fanlights, all in the Adam style. Such refined detail is more typical of late 18th century architecture than of early 19th century rural America. The ornate interior woodwork was removed in 1903 and installed in two Cleveland homes, with some later going to the Western Reserve Historical Society. It was returned and restored in the 1950s. Publication in a 1933 book on early Ohio homes and a 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey record brought wider attention, and the house is seen as an important example of early carpentry in the Connecticut Western Reserve.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1821)","architect_builder":"Will Smith, a little-known master builder","architectural_style":"Federal style with Adam (Adamesque) decoration","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence in good condition; altered by a rear addition, with interior woodwork removed in 1903 and restored in the mid-1950s. Used as a tearoom from the 1950s to the mid-1960s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.83144-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/71000653.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000653/d11783d2d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000653/d11783d2d3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carl Waite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Allen_House,_State_Route_7,_Kinsman_vicinity_(Trumbull_County,_Ohio).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Waite</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Allen_House,_State_Route_7,_Kinsman_vicinity_(Trumbull_County,_Ohio).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991661","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Peter_Allen_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5304322"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/allen-dr-peter-house-71000653/"}