{"nrhp_refnum":"77001045","name":"Hueston, Matthew, House","other_names":["The Davidson House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1320 Four Mile Creek Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hamilton","county":"Butler County","state":"OH","lat":39.46688194700005,"lon":-84.60581548399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story coursed-stone farmhouse at 1320 Four Mile Creek Road, near Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio, built by Matthew Hueston around 1813 (begun 1808 per one note) on a large farm.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of rural stone architecture whose simple form reflects the strength needed for early nineteenth-century frontier dwellings. It is also tied to Matthew Hueston, one of the earliest settlers of the Northwest Territory and one of Butler County's first and largest landowners, who held several local offices.","narrative":"Set on a large farm near Hamilton, Ohio, this two-story stone house was built by Matthew Hueston, who completed it in 1813 on Four Mile Creek. The original block is rectangular and made of coursed stone, with a five-bay facade, a recessed center entrance, deeply set 6/6 windows, and stone voussoirs and sills. Massive interior end chimneys and square gable-end windows complete the original design. A two-part frame addition and porches were added at the rear and west end in 1938-39, and the house remains in excellent condition. Hueston was born in Pennsylvania in 1771 and came down the Ohio River in 1793, serving as a commissary at Fort Washington and with General Wayne's army. He later became Butler County's largest landholder, a militia colonel, a justice of the peace, and a county commissioner from 1826 to 1835. The house is valued as an example of sturdy rural stone architecture and as a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Matthew Hueston","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, privately owned, and used as a private residence on a large farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.147746-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/77001045.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001045/db13cb212b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001045/db13cb212b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew_Hueston_House_over_the_fields.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthew_Hueston_House_over_the_fields.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986957","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hueston_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6790703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/butler-county/hueston-matthew-house-77001045/"}