{"nrhp_refnum":"79003887","name":"Mosher 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":41.153558556000064,"lon":-82.21738593199996,"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 house on a stone foundation in Prairie Style, built 1902-1904 on the east side of Route 58, about a quarter mile south of the Wellington village limits in Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as a less ambitious yet handsome rendition of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style. Research by Kenneth Severens of Oberlin College and others links the house to Wright, and a Mr. Mosher, an acquaintance of Wright in Chicago, apparently commissioned it. The form doubts that Wright supervised the work or even saw the house.","narrative":"Set in open countryside on the east side of Route 58, just south of Wellington, this two-story Prairie Style house was built between 1902 and 1904. It has a wood frame on a stone foundation, a hipped roof covered in asphalt shingles, horizontal striping on the walls, and eaves that project four feet. Researchers including Kenneth Severens of Oberlin College connect the house to Frank Lloyd Wright. A Mr. Mosher, said to be an acquaintance of Wright in Chicago, apparently commissioned it, though the record doubts that Wright supervised construction or ever saw the finished building. It is described as a less ambitious but handsome example of Wright's Prairie Style. The exterior is in good condition, while the kitchen and central fireplace were remodeled without sensitivity by a previous owner. Later owners have started a limited restoration. The listed property is a one-acre parcel around the house, and development pressure in the area was noted as a possible threat.","period_of_significance":"1902-1904","architect_builder":"Frank Lloyd Wright (architect or engineer, as listed)","architectural_style":"Prairie Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Exterior in good condition; interior altered, including the kitchen and central fireplace, with a limited restoration begun by the present owners. The form warns that industrial or housing development pressure could threaten it.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.279559-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003887.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003887/0fdf8d7023-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003887/0fdf8d7023-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"User:Jaydec","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_A._Mosher_House,_April_2011.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Jaydec</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:John_A._Mosher_House,_April_2011.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985736","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosher_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6916206"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/mosher-house-79003887/"}