{"nrhp_refnum":"79001849","name":"Sarchet, Peter B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Cambridge on SR 365","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Guernsey County","state":"OH","lat":40.084024406000054,"lon":-81.5868137901127,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-02-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story, L-shaped sandstone dwelling dated 1831, on a hilltop about three miles north of Cambridge in Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. It was built for Peter B. Sarchet, possibly by the Rev. William Wallace.","why_significant":"The house is tied to the Sarchet family, one of Guernsey County's founding families, who emigrated from the Isle of Guernsey in 1806. It is also noted for its dressed-stone construction and its story-and-a-half plan, which differs from the county's other stone houses, mostly I-houses. Local tradition links the design to Isle of Guernsey building, but the revised statement says this has no firm documentation.","narrative":"Standing on a high hill about three miles north of Cambridge, Ohio, this small L-shaped dwelling was built in 1831 of smooth-dressed sandstone with very thin mortar joints. It has a slate gable roof, a five-bay south facade, and a carved datestone over the front door. Inside, the central hall and stair are finished in native cherry and black walnut. Peter B. Sarchet, a carpenter-farmer, was the son of Thomas Sarchet, who brought his family from the Isle of Guernsey in 1806 and helped found Cambridge. Local tradition credits a travelling preacher-mason, probably the Rev. William Wallace, with the construction. The house is valued for its link to a founding family and for its stone construction. Most other stone houses in the county follow the I-house plan, while this one uses a story-and-a-half scheme. Local tradition ties its design to Guernsey building customs, though no firm documentation confirms this. Two barns and a garage also stand on the property.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Rev. William Wallace (?)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as occupied and in private residential use; the south wall and chimney are badly deteriorated, and the wall has been stuccoed to stabilize it.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.743378-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001849.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001849/a5c0e63d58-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001849/a5c0e63d58-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_B_Sarchet_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_B_Sarchet_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988798","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138348877"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/guernsey-county/sarchet-peter-b-house-79001849/"}