{"nrhp_refnum":"76001489","name":"Burr, George, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"740 Wooster Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lodi","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.02479281400008,"lon":-81.99697829699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A substantial brick Federal-period house on Wooster Road near Lodi, Medina County, Ohio, built by early settler George Burr, probably no later than 1830 (the date is conjectural), and altered in the 1880s.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an early house of unique architectural distinction in northern Ohio. Brick houses of the period with blind arcades are rare in the region, and this one is unusual for its altered roof and its family history. It was built by the second settler of the township, and the 1880s roof alteration shows the next generation was willing to modernize.","narrative":"Brick walls, blind arcades and a tall attic roof give this house on Wooster Road near Lodi its distinctive look. It was built for George Burr, who came from Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1811 and became the second settler of Harrisville Township. The date of construction is undocumented, but the style suggests no later than 1830. Windows sit within arched recesses that form three bays on each side, with sandstone keystone lintels and six-over-six sash. The east and north entrances are identical, each with an elliptical fanlight beneath a stone arch. An 1874 lithograph shows the original shallow roof, which had a Doric frieze with triglyphs. That roof was replaced in the 1880s, when George Burr Jr. owned the house, with the present tall roof and a wooden gable ornament in the Eastlake or Queen Anne manner. The nomination values the house for its rare Federal brickwork in northern Ohio and its link to a pioneer family.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal, with Eastlake or Queen Anne attic roof ornament added in the 1880s","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as a private residence, occupied, in good condition and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.165818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001489.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001489/7bec576000-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001489/7bec576000-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Duds98","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-George_Burr_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Duds98</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-George_Burr_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990215","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138569962"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/burr-george-house-76001489/"}