{"nrhp_refnum":"79003860","name":"Cummings, Wilson S., House","other_names":["Hearth House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Sandusky and Taylor Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fredericktown","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.481465427000046,"lon":-82.54753142099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-frame Queen Anne residence built about 1885 at the northwest corner of Sandusky and Taylor Streets in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, by lumber merchant W. S. Cummings.","why_significant":"Cummings, a prominent local lumber merchant, built it as a \"model home\" to display his woods and skills. It is described as the largest and most elaborate house in town and was for years a social and cultural center.","narrative":"Built around 1885 at the northwest corner of Sandusky and Taylor Streets in Fredericktown, this two-story Queen Anne house was constructed by W. S. Cummings, a prominent local lumber merchant, as a \"model home\" to showcase his woods and craftsmanship. The wood-frame building has clapboard siding, a slate gable roof, a sandstone foundation, elaborate porches with turned posts and baluster rails, projecting bays and bargeboard trim. Inside, many types of wood were used for the detailed woodwork, and five large fireplaces carved from choice woods form the centerpieces of the house. It is described as the largest and most elaborate house in town and for years served as a social and cultural center. The Cummings family lost it during the Depression, and schoolteacher Mary Jo Wintermute bought it for $4,500. Since 1973 it has been the Methodist parsonage, and some remodelling was done then. A carriage barn remains on the shaded lot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder: W. S. Cummings","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as the Methodist parsonage since 1973; 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 02:53:12.55184-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003860.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003860/45fba85c2a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003860/45fba85c2a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilson_S._Cummings_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilson_S._Cummings_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985534","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138391418"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/cummings-wilson-s-house-79003860/"}