{"nrhp_refnum":"80003104","name":"Wise, Peter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Berlin on OH 557","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berlin","county":"Holmes County","state":"OH","lat":40.53106517400005,"lon":-81.80979793699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-16","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 south of Berlin on State Route 557 in Holmes County, Ohio, built in 1841 for Peter Wise, an early settler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of Holmes County's finest surviving Greek Revival buildings, with unusually fine detailing, a rare original full-length front porch, and a second-floor meeting room built for religious services. It is also tied to Peter Wise, an early Berlin Township settler who ran saw and woolen mills. The house was included in a national publication on early American farmhouses.","narrative":"Built in 1841, this two-story wood frame farmhouse south of Berlin in Holmes County, Ohio, is a fine example of Greek Revival design. It sits on a sandstone foundation and has clapboard siding, corner pilasters, a full entablature, triangular pediments and a front porch with four round tapered Tuscan columns. The porch is original, which is rare in the region. Inside, a nine-foot central hall holds an open stairway, and upstairs two rooms can be opened into one large space with folding doors, planned for religious services, since Brethren congregations met in houses. The house was built by Peter Wise, one of Berlin Township's earliest settlers, who came from Virginia, farmed a large tract and operated saw mills and a woolen mill across the road. A springhouse is the only surviving outbuilding. The house was vacant at the time of listing, with restoration underway and a museum planned. It is regarded as one of the county's finest Greek Revival buildings.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant at the time of nomination; exterior stabilized, new cedar shingle roof added, front porch extensively restored, interior restoration well underway, with plans for a museum.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.022783-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003104.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989389","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/holmes-county/wise-peter-house-80003104/"}