{"nrhp_refnum":"74001619","name":"McPherson, Maj. Gen. James B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 E. McPherson Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clyde","county":"Sandusky County","state":"OH","lat":41.30867276300006,"lon":-82.97142497499993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame dwelling at 300 East McPherson Highway in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, built in 1831 on a stone foundation with Solomon Gould as head carpenter.","why_significant":"It is described as the most important surviving structure associated with Civil War general James B. McPherson, who was reared there and for whom it remained his only permanent home until his death. McPherson rose rapidly in the Union Army, served on Grant's staff and was killed at Atlanta in 1864.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 300 East McPherson Highway in Clyde, Ohio, was built in 1831 on a stone foundation under head carpenter Solomon Gould. It has a five-bay front, a deeply recessed center doorway with a rectangular transom, and narrow weatherboard siding. Inside, a center hall with a large walnut staircase separates two front rooms, each with a fireplace, in a plan described as a primitive interpretation of a New England colonial house. A rear addition holds the kitchen, and the upstairs now has four bedrooms. The house matters because of James Birdseye McPherson, who grew up here. He graduated first in his West Point class in 1853, worked as an Army engineer, and rose quickly during the Civil War, serving on General Grant's staff and playing a vital part in the siege of Vicksburg. He was killed at Atlanta on July 22, 1864. The house was his only permanent home, and it has always been a residence.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (built 1831)","architect_builder":"Solomon Gould, head carpenter","architectural_style":"Primitive interpretation of a two-story New England colonial house with a center hall","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and always used as a residence; a rear addition has been built, and the interior and exterior are otherwise little modified.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.498868-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001619.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001619/2eab4ba6d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001619/2eab4ba6d7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_B._McPherson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_B._McPherson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991242","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138667194"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/sandusky-county/mcpherson-maj-gen-james-b-house-74001619/"}