{"nrhp_refnum":"73001448","name":"Reid, Whitelaw, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Cedarville at 2587 Conley Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cedarville","county":"Greene County","state":"OH","lat":39.75163219800004,"lon":-83.83581373599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private residence at 2587 Conley Road, southwest of Cedarville in Greene County, Ohio, begun as an 1825 farmhouse built by Whitelaw Reid's father and later remodeled by Reid into a 'Queen Anne Cottage'.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant mainly as the birthplace and home of Whitelaw Reid, a journalist and statesman who was the 1892 vice-presidential candidate and Ambassador to Great Britain. It also has architectural interest as an example of changing taste in Reid's remodeling, with fine interior woodwork. The surrounding farm retains a 19th-century feeling.","narrative":"Set on one of the highest points in Greene County near Cedarville, this house began as an 1825 farmhouse built by the father of Whitelaw Reid, using oak, black walnut and poplar cut from the site. Reid later extended the wing, covered the roof and second story in red Akron tiles, filled the original framework with fireproof concrete blocks, and added piazzas and a porte-cochere. Inside, the entrance vestibule, hall-room and stairway are covered in fluted black walnut, with a ceiling of diagonal saw-toothed strips. Other rooms use cherry, sycamore, ash, walnut and curly maple. The house is significant chiefly as the birthplace and home of Reid, born there in 1837, who became editor of the New York Tribune, a vice-presidential candidate in 1892, Minister to France and Ambassador to Great Britain. The surrounding farm, on a narrow, tree-lined road, retains a 19th-century character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by Reid's father; later alterations made by Whitelaw Reid himself","architectural_style":"Queen Anne Cottage (remodeled 1825 farmhouse)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site, and in use as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.240357-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001448/2b8b918b9c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001448/2b8b918b9c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitelaw_Reid_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitelaw_Reid_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988746","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitelaw_Reid_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7996133"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/greene-county/reid-whitelaw-house-73001448/"}