{"nrhp_refnum":"82003555","name":"McKever, Lewis, Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4475 McKeever Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Williamsburg","county":"Clermont County","state":"OH","lat":39.079346359000056,"lon":-84.03571979699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Italianate farmhouse built in 1871 at 4475 McKeever Road on agricultural upland above the East Fork River, near Williamsburg in rural Clermont County, Ohio. It was built for farmer Lewis McKever.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare example of brick Italianate architecture in Clermont County, with symmetrical windows, stone trim and a bracketed cornice. Its unusual brick bond is described as unique for southwestern Ohio. It also reflects the agrarian prosperity of a farm once covering 277 acres.","narrative":"Set on farmland above the East Fork River in rural Clermont County, Ohio, this brick farmhouse at 4475 McKeever Road was built in 1871 for Lewis McKever. It follows a rural Italianate design based on an \"I\" plan, with symmetrical front and side facades, tall two-over-two windows under slightly arched stone lintels, and a projecting cornice carried on large scrolled wooden brackets. The recessed entrance has double doors and an arched transom. A two-story brick pavilion extends from the rear, with a two-story frame verandah on the south side. The walls rest on a limestone ashlar foundation and use an unusual variation of headers and stretchers in the brickwork, atypical for southwestern Ohio. A brick living room was added in 1905. The house was described as spacious and commodious, and McKever worked the farm, then 277 acres, with his four sons. It was recognized as a rare brick Italianate example in the county and as evidence of local farming prosperity.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1871)","architect_builder":"Built by Lewis McKever (1820-1877); no architect named","architectural_style":"Italianate (rural, basic \"I\" plan)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed condition is good and altered; used as a private residence and agriculture. A one-story brick living room was added in 1905 and metal siding covers the first floor of the rear verandah.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:13.038927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003555.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003555/84cc48294e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003555/84cc48294e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Aesopposea","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LewisMcKeverFarmhouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Aesopposea</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:LewisMcKeverFarmhouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987120","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137613567"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clermont-county/mckever-lewis-farmhouse-82003555/"}