{"nrhp_refnum":"80003140","name":"Rose, Capt. Levi, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"631 N. Pearl St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Granville","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":40.06633012300006,"lon":-82.52061683399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Federal vernacular house at 631 North Pearl Street on the north end of the Denison University campus in Granville, Ohio, built in 1820 and possibly built with help from Jonathan Wilson.","why_significant":"It was the home of Captain Levi Rose, who led the first settlers of Granville in 1805, became a prominent landowner and militia captain, and founded large local families. The house is built in the same vernacular as the Jonathan Wilson house on Lancaster Road. It also has well-detailed Federal features such as a fan light entrance.","narrative":"This two-story brick house at 631 North Pearl Street sits at the north end of the Denison University campus in Granville, Ohio. Dated to 1820, it is a Federal vernacular building with a five-bay front, a gable roof, a stone foundation and an L-shaped plan. Well-laid brick, carefully planned openings, a fan light over the central entrance, a keystone with vase detail, cut stone lintels and six-over-six sash give it a refined look. The Tuscan entrance frontispiece was added around 1916, and the rear frame section dates to about 1930. An 1866 engraving shows an earlier arched entrance. Captain Levi Rose led the party of first settlers in 1805, became a prominent landowner, took part in civic affairs, served as militia captain and founded large Rose families in Granville. Jonathan Wilson may have had a hand in building the house. Denison University acquired it in 1917 and renovated it in 1927 as a faculty residence. Old hardwoods and pines surround the setback site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Jonathan Wilson (?)","architectural_style":"Federal Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by Denison University, used as a residence, with interior and exterior condition listed as good. Renovated in 1927 as a faculty residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.314096-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003140.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003140/e466c0fccd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003140/e466c0fccd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt._Levi_Rose_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt._Levi_Rose_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80003138","name":"Granville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/granville-historic-district-80003138/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985680","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138460276"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/rose-capt-levi-house-80003140/"}