{"nrhp_refnum":"82003620","name":"Denison, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7115 Adamsville Rd. (OH 93)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Adamsville","county":"Muskingum County","state":"OH","lat":40.05224410900007,"lon":-81.89296349299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2 story L-shaped brick house in the Greek Revival style on Adamsville Road (State Route 93) near Adamsville, Muskingum County, Ohio, built in 1841 on a roughly 6.5-acre parcel that also holds a smokehouse and a bank barn.","why_significant":"It is nominated for its architecture, which combines an I-house plan with Greek Revival ornament, and as the first brick house built in Salem Township. It is also tied to its builder, William Denison, the benefactor for whom Denison University in Granville was named.","narrative":"William Denison built this 2 1/2 story brick house in 1841 near Adamsville, Muskingum County, Ohio. It is an L-shaped, central-hallway I-house with a symmetrical five-bay facade, a sandstone foundation and a slate gabled roof. Greek Revival details include a doorway with transom and sidelights flanked by fluted pilasters, and the main block is laid in Flemish bond, described as extremely rare for this part of Ohio in the 1840s. A long two-story ell was probably enlarged from a smaller kitchen wing, possibly for the family Denison raised late in life. The interior has been damaged by tenant occupancy and vandalism, though much simple ornament survives. A small brick smokehouse and a large braced-frame bank barn remain on the grounds. The house was the first brick dwelling in Salem Township and the finest in the township when built. Denison later pledged $10,000 to Granville College on condition that it carry his name, which became Denison University.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied private residence; condition fair, with the interior damaged by tenant occupancy and vandalism.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.035898-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003620.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003620/b796144147-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003620/b796144147-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Tristan Blatt","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Denison_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tristan Blatt</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Denison_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07000025","name":"Muskingum River Navigation Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/muskingum-river-navigation-historic-district-07000025/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990713","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138639809"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/muskingum-county/denison-william-house-82003620/"}