{"nrhp_refnum":"79003883","name":"Gunn House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Wellington on OH 58, Wellington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellington","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.140754291000064,"lon":-82.21863864499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-frame Greek Revival farmhouse built around 1840 on the west side of Route 58 in Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio, second house south of Jones Road.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as one of a number of fine houses lining Route 58 between Huntington and Wellington. It retains Greek Revival features such as a pilastered entrance with entablature and well-defined cornices. The original owner is unknown; William H. Gunn owned the house and a 155-acre farm in 1874.","narrative":"Gunn House is a two-story, wood-frame farmhouse built around 1840 on the west side of Route 58 in Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio. Its Greek Revival character shows in the main entrance, which is flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature, along with well-defined cornices, clapboard siding and a front porch on the side wing. The house has a T-shaped plan, a gable roof with asphalt shingles, and a sandstone foundation. Additions have been made to the south side and the rear. The original owner is unknown, but William H. Gunn owned the house and a 155-acre farm in 1874, according to the county atlas. Barns and outbuildings stand behind the house, and Findley State Park lies across the road. The nominated area covers about two acres and all farm structures. It was listed as one of the fine houses along Route 58 between Huntington and Wellington, and it is in good to very good condition and still used as a house.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a house; interior condition good and exterior very good, with additions to the south side and rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.800024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003883.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003883/53e901ab06-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003883/53e901ab06-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunn_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunn_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985746","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138529239"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/gunn-house-79003883/"}