{"nrhp_refnum":"76001498","name":"Kellog, Ethol, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Centerville off SR 755 on Yankee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Centerville","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.62971373000005,"lon":-84.20049345899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Federal-style farmhouse built around 1820 on the west side of Yankee Street, south of State Route 725, near Centerville in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a relic of the first settlers of Washington Township and Montgomery County. It is tied to the Kellog family, early township officials, and later to the Maxwell family, who farmed the land. It also records a typical Ohio Federal farmhouse form, though it is derelict and threatened by suburban development.","narrative":"Built around 1820, this brick farmhouse on Yankee Street near Centerville reflects the first wave of settlement in Washington Township. It follows an L plan with a five-bay Flemish bond facade facing east, a central doorway with panelled frame, sidelights and transom, and small louvered gable openings typical of Ohio Federal buildings. Its first occupant was Ethol Kellog, son of Seth Kellog, who reached the township in 1797. Ethol helped found the township's first library in 1810 and held posts including highway supervisor, judge, juror and school district treasurer. The family later sold to William Maxwell, an experienced farmer who worked the land for thirty-six years and split the farm between two sons in 1868. The house is now derelict, its interior vandalized, though some panelled Federal trim survives. The surrounding farmland is held for suburban development, and road changes nearby threaten the property's survival.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as derelict and unoccupied; the interior has been heavily vandalized and a rear frame addition or porch has been demolished. The surrounding farmland is untended and held for development.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.06377-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001498.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990611","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/kellog-ethol-house-76001498/"}