{"nrhp_refnum":"78002116","name":"Garfield, Halsey, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4789 Detroit Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sheffield","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.42196609200005,"lon":-82.09290007899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame Greek Revival house at 4789 Detroit Road in Sheffield, Lorain County, Ohio, built circa 1850 by Halsey Garfield on farmland next to his father's property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is unusually well detailed in the Greek Revival style, notably for its raked corner pilaster capitals and finely detailed entrance, which also hints at Italianate influence. It is also one of the key pre-Civil War buildings in the old center of Sheffield, across from the Village Hall and Garfield Cemetery. It is cited in Richard Campen's book on Western Reserve architecture.","narrative":"Halsey Garfield built this two-story wood frame house around 1850 on farmland next to his father Milton Garfield's property in Sheffield, Ohio. Milton had come to the area from Massachusetts in 1816. The house is cross-shaped, with a central section whose gable end faces the street, a long one-story wing on one side and a later screened porch on the other. Its clapboard siding and wood trim are notable, especially the corner pilasters with unusual raked capitals and a carefully detailed main entrance with Greek-inspired ornament and a peaked architrave that anticipates Italianate design. The original four-panel door and six-over-six windows survive, and the interior woodwork has been largely restored. Local builder Douglas Smith is credited with the work. Facing the Village Hall and Garfield Cemetery, the house and Milton Garfield's house are the key pre-Civil War buildings in old Sheffield. It was listed for its architectural quality and its role in preserving the town's historic identity.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Douglas Smith, a local master builder, has been credited with the house.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and in use as a private residence, with few interior changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.21002-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002116/5c226b3499-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002116/5c226b3499-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halsey_Garfield_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halsey_Garfield_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989835","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138515067"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/garfield-halsey-house-78002116/"}