{"nrhp_refnum":"80003022","name":"Worthington Historical Society Museum","other_names":["Episcopal Rectory"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"50 W. New England Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worthington","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.08689572600008,"lon":-83.01992185999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay Greek Revival frame building at 50 W. New England Avenue in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, built around 1840 as a residence and later used as the Episcopal rectory.","why_significant":"It is cited as an excellent local example of Greek Revival architecture with a full-pedimented gable. It is also important for its association with the Episcopal church, a founding institution of Worthington. It was moved twice, most recently by the historical society in 1978 to save it from demolition.","narrative":"Built around 1840 as a residence, this two-story frame building at 50 W. New England Avenue in Worthington, Ohio, later served as the Episcopal rectory and now houses the Worthington Historical Society Museum. It is a three-bay, gable-ended Greek Revival structure with a full classical pediment, a single window in the center of the tympanum, and a classically framed recessed doorway with sidelights. Inside, a side hallway holds a cherry stairway, and the woodwork is black walnut with crossettes and a splayed base. The walls are clapboard over a wood frame, with a cement block foundation and an asphalt-shingle roof. The building has been moved twice: in 1926 to make room for a new Episcopal rectory, and in July 1978 to prevent demolition for a library addition. It is valued as a strong local example of Greek Revival design and for its link to the Episcopal church, one of the founding institutions of Worthington.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Under restoration by the Worthington Historical Society; interior and exterior condition listed as excellent; open to the public as a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.056082-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003022.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003022/8e091bf239-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003022/8e091bf239-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worthington_Historical_Society_Museum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worthington_Historical_Society_Museum.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"10000190","name":"Worthington Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/worthington-historic-district-10000190/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985145","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138339406"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/worthington-historical-society-museum-80003022/"}