{"nrhp_refnum":"79001877","name":"Avery-Hunter House (Additional Documentation)","other_names":["See Also:Granville Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"221 E. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Granville","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":40.067540972000074,"lon":-82.51759493799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame Greek Revival house at 221 East Broadway in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, built in 1842 by Benjamin Morgan for Alfred Avery. It has a two-story temple-form central block with one-story flanking wings.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture in Ohio. Its tetra-style form, elaborate entryway, columns and cast iron railing reflect builder's guides by Asher Benjamin and Minard Lafever. Its builder, Benjamin Morgan, was an important Granville craftsman who also designed St. Luke's Church and helped supervise the Ohio Statehouse.","narrative":"Built in 1842 for Alfred Avery, this wood-frame house on East Broadway in Granville is regarded as an outstanding Ohio example of Greek Revival design. A two-story temple-form block faces north behind a pedimented portico with four fluted Ionic columns, a delicate iron railing and an anthemion-shaped antefix above the pediment. One-story wings on each side repeat the four-column front with Doric columns. The right-hand entryway is especially fine, with fluted columns, a cast iron transom panel and carved anthemion detail. Builder Benjamin Morgan, a respected Granville craftsman who also designed St. Luke's Church and helped supervise work on the Ohio Statehouse, drew on pattern books by Asher Benjamin and Minard Lafever. A long rear addition followed in 1873, and a third wing matching the originals was added in 1930. The house served as a private residence until 1901, then as a fraternity house until 1956, when Robbins Hunter Jr. bought it. Its listing was sought to encourage preservation during an estate settlement.","period_of_significance":"1842-1873","architect_builder":"Benjamin Morgan","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered by a 1873 rear addition and a 1930 wing, but the original portions are described as largely unaltered; the form lists the property as occupied and in an estate settlement.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.004714-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001877.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001877/7c53233921-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001877/7c53233921-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avery-Hunter_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</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:Avery-Hunter_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80003138","name":"Granville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/granville-historic-district-80003138/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989692","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery%E2%80%93Hunter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4828355"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/avery-hunter-house-additional-documentation-79001877/"}