{"nrhp_refnum":"79003879","name":"Chapman, John A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellington","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.115750614000035,"lon":-82.21930773699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-frame Greek Revival farmhouse built in 1838 at the southeast corner of Route 58 and Bursley Road in Huntington Township, near Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio. Reuel Lang is named as builder.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an example of Reuel Lang's skill with the Greek Revival style, as he built a number of houses in the Wellington-Huntington area. It is also tied to the Chapman family, original Huntington settlers, whose son John Austin Chapman ran a prosperous farm on the site.","narrative":"Built in 1838 at the southeast corner of Route 58 and Bursley Road in Huntington Township, this two-story wood-frame farmhouse is a Greek Revival design attributed to builder Reuel Lang of Huntington Center. Lang built a number of houses in the Wellington-Huntington area, and this one is cited as evidence of his proficiency with the style. The recessed main entrance is framed by pilasters and an entablature with side and top lights, while corner pilasters and a bold cornice accent the main block. A set-back side wing carries a front porch, and the plan is T-shaped. The house is also linked to the Chapman family, among Huntington's original settlers; Abner Chapman arrived in 1833, and his son John Austin ran a prosperous farm here. The five-acre property sits on a slight hill above the road, with barns and outbuildings to the southeast. The interior was restored by later owners, and a large picture window was cut into the rear wall.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Revel Lang (also given as Reuel Lang), builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good for both interior and exterior; the interior has been restored by its owners at the time of the survey, and the property was noted as currently for sale.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.787841-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003879.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003879/ed79ed5911-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003879/ed79ed5911-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._Chapman_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._Chapman_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985778","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138528183"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/chapman-john-a-house-79003879/"}