{"nrhp_refnum":"81000438","name":"Wilder-Swaim House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7650 Cooper Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Montgomery","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.228224081000064,"lon":-84.35992107999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-05-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-stage frame house at 7650 Cooper Road in Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio, with an original small section built c. 1815-1832 and a larger addition of c. 1840, now part of a city-owned park.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a representative example of early Federal vernacular architecture in Montgomery and one of the community's best surviving antebellum frame buildings. It retains its design and materials integrity, with a decorative frieze and subtle Tidewater influences rare in southwestern Ohio. Its two-stage construction also reflects the evolution of early settlement in Montgomery.","narrative":"Set within a thirteen-acre community park at 7650 Cooper Road in Montgomery, Ohio, this frame house was built in two stages. A small one-and-one-half-story section dates from about 1815 to 1832, and a larger two-and-one-half-story addition followed around 1840. The main block has clapboard walls, eight-over-eight windows, Federal-style carved wood mantels, and a frieze with a geometric design and rectangular panels. A shed-roof rear addition holds the kitchen, bath and laundry, keeping modern needs apart from the older fabric. The house is valued as an example of early Federal vernacular building that has survived the redevelopment and demolition affecting many of its contemporaries. Its low frame wing with shallow gable roof shows Tidewater influences uncommon in southwestern Ohio. The Wilder family lived here from 1833 to 1879, and the Swaim family from 1917 to 1976. The city, which owns the property, plans to use it as a focal point for community activities.","period_of_significance":"1815-1832 (original building); c. 1840 (large addition)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Federal vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Montgomery and located within a thirteen-acre community park; the form lists it as occupied with work in progress, and the city intends to use it as a community and historical center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.95973-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/81000438.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000438/ca792ba8b1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000438/ca792ba8b1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilder-Swaim_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilder-Swaim_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988873","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder%E2%80%93Swaim_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8001082"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/wilder-swaim-house-81000438/"}