{"nrhp_refnum":"79003898","name":"Wilber, J. B., 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":41.12993510100006,"lon":-82.21957027599996,"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 brick house dating to about 1830, at the northwest corner of Route 58 and Griggs Road in Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio, near Wellington.","why_significant":"The inventory describes the house as a blend of Federal and Greek Revival features and as almost certainly one of the first brick houses in the township. Little is known about its builder or original owner beyond the name J. B. Wilber.","narrative":"Built around 1830 at the northwest corner of Route 58 and Griggs Road in Huntington Township, this two-story brick house combines Federal and Greek Revival details. A half-elliptical pediment window on the front is a Federal feature, while the simple window openings and the front entrance with sidelights and modest ornament reflect Greek Revival taste. The house has a sandstone foundation, a gable roof with asphalt shingles, and a three-bay front. The front porch was added later, and the interior has been remodeled with wood paneling that removed the original features. J. B. Wilber owned the house about a century before the survey, and research found little more about its background. It is almost certainly one of the first brick houses in the township. Findley State Park lies across the road, and the house is part of the state's land holdings there. It serves as a ranger's residence, and the survey noted poor upkeep of both house and grounds. The listing covers the house and one acre.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal-Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the state natural resources department and used as a ranger's residence; described as in fair condition but in a poor state of repair, with the interior remodeled and original features removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.073066-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003898.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985772","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/wilber-j-b-house-79003898/"}