{"nrhp_refnum":"80003107","name":"Thompson, Enoch, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Mount Vernon on OH 661","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Vernon","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.26900225700007,"lon":-82.51633039499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Gothic Revival farmhouse built around 1850 on State Route 661, southwest of Mount Vernon in Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio. It has board and batten siding and a square plan.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a highly unusual example of picturesque Gothic Revival architecture. Its compact square plan, roof of four large intersecting gables and intricate bargeboard trim are described as comparing favorably with the best carpenter gothic work in Ohio. It also keeps Greek Revival elements and is thought to reflect the influence of O.S. Fowler.","narrative":"Built around 1850 along State Route 661 southwest of Mount Vernon, this two-story farmhouse in Miller Township, Knox County, is an unusual example of picturesque Gothic Revival design. The square house sits on a whitewashed cut stone foundation and is covered in vertical board and batten siding. Four large intersecting gables form the roof, each trimmed with carved bargeboard and a circular attic window. The entrance porch has a concave gable roof, a decorative finial and a Greek Revival style door with square Tuscan-capital columns. A recessed rear porch has ogee-arched trim. The compact plan may reflect the ideas of O.S. Fowler, who favored simple geometric houses. The farm began with Cornelius Thompson, who bought the land in 1810 and passed it to his son Enoch, who owned a 100-acre farm by 1871. Some exterior deterioration and lost finials were noted, and restoration was under way.","period_of_significance":"c. 1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Picturesque Gothic Revival (carpenter gothic) with Greek Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, with some exterior deterioration and loss of finials; restoration was in progress at the time of nomination. Listed as occupied and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.138566-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003107.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989501","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/thompson-enoch-house-80003107/"}