{"nrhp_refnum":"79002761","name":"Pinney, Dr. Eli, House","other_names":["Cashell Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"109 S. Riverview St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.09732007500003,"lon":-83.11219852599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Greek Revival house at 109 S. Riverview Street in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, built about 1825-1827 by Charles Sells and enlarged after 1842 by Dr. Eli Pinney.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest brick house in the area and one of the three oldest buildings in Dublin. It is also one of the few Dublin buildings showing Greek Revival characteristics, and it is linked to Dr. Eli Pinney, Dublin's second doctor. Local tradition reports it was a stop on the Underground Railroad.","narrative":"This two-story brick house at 109 S. Riverview Street in Dublin, Ohio, dates to the early settlement period, with dates given as 1827 and 1842. It was first built by Charles Sells, a hatter, as a single-story or story-and-a-half dwelling. After 1842, Dr. Eli Pinney, Dublin's second doctor, enlarged it by adding a second story and a kitchen wing. The result is a simple Greek Revival building with plain boxed cornices, flat-arched windows with radiating voussoirs, a tin gable roof and common-bond brick walls. A map from 1856 shows the present L-shaped plan. Local sources describe it as the oldest brick house in the area and one of the three oldest buildings in Dublin. It is also one of the few Dublin buildings that show Greek Revival traits. Tradition holds that it served as an Underground Railroad stop, and a two-inch pipe found in a fireplace has been suggested as a means of secret communication. It remains a private residence on a landscaped lot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Charles Sells (Charles Bells in some entries), a hatter and relative of Dublin's founder; enlarged by Dr. Eli Pinney","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, with interior and exterior condition listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.025051-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002761.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002761/539af9fbad-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002761/539af9fbad-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Eli_Pinney_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Eli_Pinney_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985262","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138330538"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/pinney-dr-eli-house-79002761/"}