{"nrhp_refnum":"75001313","name":"Austin, Eliphalet, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1879 OH 45","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austinburg","county":"Ashtabula County","state":"OH","lat":41.77539567500003,"lon":-80.85518434899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large three-story brick mansion in the Italian Villa style at 1879 State Route 45 in Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Tradition holds that part of it was begun by Eliphalet Austin in 1815, with the present Italianate form dating from the mid-1860s.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the house of first importance in the history of Ashtabula County and the Western Reserve because of its ties to the family of Eliphalet Austin, a Connecticut Land Company member who began settling Austinburg Township. It is also described as a superior example of Italian Villa architecture.","narrative":"This three-story brick mansion in Austinburg, Ohio, is built in the Italian Villa style. Its cornice carries double-scrolled brackets alternating with small third-story porches, and a veranda with sawn ornament runs along the oldest, north wing. The brick walls are 16 inches thick, the interior has twenty-four rooms, and the hall stair rail is made of local chestnut. A brick outbuilding with matching details stands to the south. Tradition says Eliphalet Austin began part of the house in 1815, though the present form dates from the mid-1860s, probably under his grandson Louis B. Austin. Eliphalet Austin belonged to the Connecticut Land Company, arrived from Connecticut in 1799, and began settling Austinburg Township, which bears his name. He held large tracts across several Reserve counties, worked as a cattle dealer and mail contractor, and served in the State Senate from 1829 to 1831. The house stayed in the family until 1883 and passed to the Ellsworth family in 1904.","period_of_significance":"1815-1883","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italian Villa (Italianate)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good and altered, on its original site. It is used for apartments and an antique shop.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.459947-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001313.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001313/db4d42ca8d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001313/db4d42ca8d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliphalet_Austin_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliphalet_Austin_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986677","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliphalet_Austin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5361280"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ashtabula-county/austin-eliphalet-house-75001313/"}