{"nrhp_refnum":"82003554","name":"Ross-Gowdy House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 George St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Richmond","county":"Clermont County","state":"OH","lat":38.94921349500004,"lon":-84.28170019299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick townhouse at 125 George Street in the Old Susannah section of New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, built around 1850 about 400 feet east of the Ohio River. Its builder is unknown, though it is believed to have been built by David Ross.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its association with David Ross and Thomas A. Gowdy, two prominent nineteenth-century businessmen and civic leaders of New Richmond. It is also described as a locally sophisticated, though altered, example of mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival design. Both men contributed to the historical development of the small Clermont County community.","narrative":"Built around 1850 at 125 George Street in the Old Susannah section of New Richmond, this two-story brick house sits roughly 400 feet east of the Ohio River. It has a rectangular plan, a one-story rear extension, a metal roof, three chimneys and sawn stone lintels above the windows. A four-pillar front portico has been lost, but the structure's main walls remain unaltered. The house is linked to two civic leaders. David Ross, an early settler and the town's only baker in 1816, bought the lots in 1829, served as street supervisor, village trustee and recorder, and later became mayor during the Civil War. He sold the house to Thomas A. Gowdy, who served as town recorder, trustee and secretary of the board of education. The house is also regarded as a locally sophisticated example of Greek Revival design. At the time of listing it was vacant, with plans for restoration as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as private, unoccupied and vacant, in altered condition; the owner, a local preservation group, intended to restore it as a headquarters museum.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.19017-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003554.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003554/aa14daa813-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003554/aa14daa813-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross-Gowdy_House_Museum,_George_Street,_New_Richmond,_OH_(50493683603).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross-Gowdy_House_Museum,_George_Street,_New_Richmond,_OH_(50493683603).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987158","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137608642"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clermont-county/ross-gowdy-house-82003554/"}