{"nrhp_refnum":"74001653","name":"Spafford House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"27338 W. River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Perrysburg","county":"Wood County","state":"OH","lat":41.549635040000055,"lon":-83.62735777399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-07-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-story frame house at 27338 West River Road in the Perrysburg vicinity, Wood County, Ohio, built around 1830 on land west of Fort Meigs. It is attributed to Aurora Spafford of the Spafford family.","why_significant":"The house is an excellent example of a country version of Greek Revival architecture. It is also tied to the Spafford family, counted as the first permanent settlers in Wood County. Amos Spafford, the family head, was a major at the Battle of Fort Meigs, and his son Aurora helped found the first Methodist congregation in the Maumee Valley.","narrative":"Built around 1830 on high, dry ground just west of Fort Meigs, this two-story frame house near Perrysburg is a country interpretation of Greek Revival design. It rests on a dressed stone foundation and is three bays wide, with its gable end facing the street. Six-over-six windows, a pilastered entrance with a full entablature, a glass transom and sidelights, and a fan window in the gable are its main features. The interior is plain, almost Shaker-like. The house is attributed to Aurora Spafford, a son of Amos Spafford, whose family counted as the first permanent settlers in Wood County. Amos fought at Fort Meigs, received 160 acres from the federal government in 1818, and gave Perrysburg its name. Aurora, a Methodist preacher, helped found the first Methodist congregation in the Maumee Valley, and religious services were held in his home before a church existed. Once badly deteriorated, the house was being carefully restored when nominated.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (ca. 1830)","architect_builder":"Attributed to Aurora Spafford","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (country version)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered; the house had fallen into severe disrepair and was being restored by its owners at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.662204-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001653.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001653/4adb9f2420-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001653/4adb9f2420-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spafford_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spafford_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992020","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138773726"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/wood-county/spafford-house-74001653/"}