{"nrhp_refnum":"79003894","name":"Sprague House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Wellington at jct. of OH 58 and Jones Rd., Wellington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellington","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.14661260100007,"lon":-82.21832999599997,"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 farmhouse built around 1830 at the southwest corner of Route 58 and Jones Road in Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio, with barns and outbuildings to the rear.","why_significant":"The house is noted for its Federal-Greek Revival design, especially the entrance with its elaborate wood surround and the intricately formed pediment window. The basic proportions and window openings suggest Greek Revival. It was included as part of a group of historic resources along the Wellington-Huntington Road.","narrative":"Built around 1830, this two-story wood-frame farmhouse sits at the southwest corner of Route 58 and Jones Road in Wellington Township, Lorain County. It has a rectangular plan, a sandstone foundation, a gable roof of asphalt shingles, and a three-bay front and side. Its Federal-Greek Revival character shows in the entrance, which has an elaborate wood surround, and in an intricately formed window in the pediment. The proportions and window openings point toward Greek Revival. L. B. Sprague owned the house in 1874 and farmed a two hundred acre tract, though the house was built well before then and the original owner remains unidentified. Barns and outbuildings behind the house show that it is still a working farmhouse, and large trees shade the property. The listing covers the house, the outbuildings and about five acres of surrounding yard. It was considered along with other historic resources along the Wellington-Huntington Road.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal-Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior both in good condition; the interior has been somewhat remodelled. Barns and outbuildings remain, showing it is still a farmhouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.991254-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003894.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003894/371c7d50e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003894/371c7d50e1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sprague_House_near_Wellington.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sprague_House_near_Wellington.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985764","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138532976"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/sprague-house-79003894/"}