{"nrhp_refnum":"71000655","name":"Brownwood","other_names":["Brownwood Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"OH 45","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Bloomfield","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.460858597000026,"lon":-80.85552443599994,"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":"Brownwood, also called Brownwood Farm, is a two-story Federal-style farm mansion with a small Greek Revival law office nearby, on Ohio Route 45 just south of the common in North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio. The house was built in 1820 by a yet-unidentified master builder.","why_significant":"The nomination calls Brownwood one of the oldest houses in Trumbull County and one of the finest, best-preserved Federal-period homes in northeastern Ohio. It has been owned by the Brown family since construction. Ephraim Brown, its builder-owner, was an attorney, farmer, state legislator and donor of the town common, and tradition links the house to the Underground Railroad.","narrative":"Brownwood is a two-story Federal-style farm mansion on Ohio Route 45 at the south edge of the common in North Bloomfield, Ohio. Built in 1820 by an unidentified local master builder, it has a three-bay arcaded and pilastered front with a pediment, an Adam-style elliptical patera and a semi-elliptical fanlight. A small Greek Revival law office stands nearby, and both buildings use mortise-and-tenon frame construction. Inside, original mantels and fine woodwork survive, along with Classic Revival wallpapers bought in Boston. Ephraim Brown bought 600 acres in 1816, first lived in a log home there, and gave the village its 6-acre common. He worked as an attorney and farmer and served in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly. Tradition holds that the house sheltered fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. The Brown family has owned the property continuously, and it is regarded as one of northeastern Ohio's best-preserved Federal homes.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1820)","architect_builder":"Unidentified master builder of the area; built for Ephraim Brown","architectural_style":"Federal (main house); Greek Revival (law office)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, largely unaltered and on its original site; occupied as a private residence and operating farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.440085-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/71000655.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000655/9ff1a84ecc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000655/9ff1a84ecc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carl Waite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brownwood_Farmhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Waite</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brownwood_Farmhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991663","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138749485"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/brownwood-71000655/"}