{"nrhp_refnum":"82004415","name":"Johnson, Thomas, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"OH 541","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plainfield","county":"Coshocton County","state":"OH","lat":40.20933022400004,"lon":-81.71781644899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Greek Revival house built about 1836 on State Route 541 at the eastern edge of Plainfield, Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. It sits on a cut sandstone foundation and has a story-and-a-half rear wing.","why_significant":"It is the largest and best preserved pre-Civil War residence in Plainfield and the only surviving brick building from that era. It is one of the few historic buildings left on its original site after the town was relocated for flood control. It is also tied to Thomas Johnson, an early settler, town founder, associate judge and canal contractor.","narrative":"Built about 1836, this two-story brick house on State Route 541 is the largest and best preserved pre-Civil War residence in Plainfield, Ohio, and the only brick building from that era still standing. Its Greek Revival design is plain, with a five-bay south facade, sandstone sills and lintels, a sawtooth corbelled brick cornice and a wide front hall with an unusual two-landing stair. The house was built for Thomas Johnson, born in Ireland in 1783, who settled in Linton Township in 1809. He helped plot Plainfield in 1816, built its first building, a tavern, gave the village cemetery to the community, served as associate judge from 1818 until 1840 and was a contractor on the Ohio and Erie Canal. When flood-control work led to the relocation of Plainfield, other brick buildings were demolished and the town moved to higher ground. Johnson's house survived on its original site and now stands at the eastern end of the community as a landmark.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recently restored after years of neglect; in use as a private residence and described as in good condition, with some exterior and interior alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.889784-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82004415.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004415/17c63261b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004415/17c63261b8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Johnson_House_in_Plainfield.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Johnson_House_in_Plainfield.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987261","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137622842"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/coshocton-county/johnson-thomas-house-82004415/"}