{"nrhp_refnum":"73001443","name":"Buttles-Johnson House","other_names":["Johnson,Orange,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"956 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worthington","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.093699936000064,"lon":-83.01719060099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-part brick house at 956 High Street in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, with an original wing built in 1816 and a larger front addition added several years later by Orange Johnson; later documentation renamed it the Buttles-Johnson House and revised its construction dates.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the finest early 19th century buildings remaining in Franklin County and shows the simplicity of Federal architecture. It is also tied to Orange Johnson, a comb manufacturer who became a banker and railroad promoter, and whose home served as a toll gate house on the Sandusky Turnpike.","narrative":"Brick walls, walnut window frames and a cedar shake roof characterize this Federal-style house on High Street in Worthington, Ohio. The first part, a two-story brick building about 20 by 30 feet, was built around 1816. Orange Johnson, a Connecticut native who arrived in 1814, later added a larger west wing with a five-bay front, a central doorway with fanlight and sidelights, and ash plank floors. Johnson made combs here until 1827, then became a prominent businessman. He served as Commissioner of the Sandusky Turnpike, and the house functioned as a toll gate house on the road linking Columbus and Delaware. He helped found the Columbus and Xenia Railroad in 1845 and later worked in banking, selling the house in 1865. The house was listed as one of the finest early 19th century buildings in Franklin County, and restoration was under way in 1972. Later documentation changed its name to Buttles-Johnson House and revised its construction dates.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1816)","architect_builder":"Orange Johnson (built the addition; the original house is associated with him)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and undergoing restoration in 1972, with completion expected by late 1972; owned by the Worthington Historical Society and used as a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.112939-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001443.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001443/2c04048cbc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001443/2c04048cbc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buttles-Johnson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buttles-Johnson_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"10000190","name":"Worthington Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/worthington-historic-district-10000190/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985178","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138337707"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/buttles-johnson-house-73001443/"}