{"nrhp_refnum":"75001545","name":"Brown, Charles, Gothic Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"OH 45 S.","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Bloomfield","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.460064328000044,"lon":-80.86929660599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wooden Early Gothic Revival residence on State Route 45 South in North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, built by Charles Brown, probably around 1846.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a notable, well-preserved example of Early Gothic Revival architecture with an unusual solid plank wall construction. It is also tied to Leicester King, a canal president, state senator and abolitionist, and is reputed to have served as an underground railroad station.","narrative":"This wooden house on State Route 45 South in North Bloomfield, Ohio, is an Early Gothic Revival residence built by Charles Brown, probably in 1846. Brown was the son of Ephraim Brown, who built \"Brownwood\" across the road, and the son-in-law of Leicester King, on whose land the house stands. The facade follows the symmetry of an A. J. Downing design, with a traceried balcony, a central gable with prominent bargeboards, and flanking bay windows. Crenellated and turreted ornament, a steep roof and dormers give it a picturesque outline. The solid walls are made of stacked layered planks and are covered in vertical tongue-and-groove siding. Inside, the woodwork blends Greek Revival and Early Gothic forms. King, a canal president, state senator and abolitionist, died here in 1856. Local tradition holds that the house served as an underground railroad station, though this is described as reputed. The house is considered a well-preserved example of its style.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; specific date 1846(?)","architect_builder":"Charles Brown (builder)","architectural_style":"Early Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied 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 02:53:10.195173-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001545.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001545/c0620ab170-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001545/c0620ab170-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Brown_Gothic_Cottage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Brown_Gothic_Cottage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991705","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138749501"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/brown-charles-gothic-cottage-75001545/"}