{"nrhp_refnum":"78002094","name":"Morley, Lewis, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"231 N. State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Painesville","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.72973003300007,"lon":-81.24414396799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house at 231 North State Street in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, built around 1836 and designed by Jonathan Goldsmith, with a rear addition probably from the 1880s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a late and rather unusual example of the work of Jonathan Goldsmith, one of the Western Reserve's most notable 19th-century architects. It carries many of his characteristic details but also shows the influence of others, including his son Gillet, who is known to have worked on it.","narrative":"Built around 1836 at 231 North State Street in Painesville, this two-story brick house was designed by Jonathan Goldsmith, a carpenter-joiner who came to the Western Reserve from Connecticut in 1812 and became an accomplished designer. The original block has a gable roof, three bays on the facade, and brick piers and horizontal bands that create a paneled look. An entry porch with two Ionic columns shelters a recessed, paneled doorway that is more elaborate than Goldsmith usually made, likely reflecting the influence of his son Gillet, who worked on the house. Inside are a large front room, a rear room with a coffered ceiling, and a second-floor ballroom. A two-story brick addition, probably from the 1880s, covers much of the rear. The house was listed as a late and unusual example of Goldsmith's work; he completed over 40 residences, two taverns, a church, a bank and a lighthouse before dying in 1847.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1836","architect_builder":"Jonathan Goldsmith","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and occupied; used as a private club (American Legion post). Some original window sash has been replaced and the gable windows are boarded over.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.021236-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002094.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002094/a26401e018-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002094/a26401e018-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lewis_Morley_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</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:Lewis_Morley_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989577","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138452207"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/morley-lewis-house-78002094/"}