{"nrhp_refnum":"82005388","name":"Isham, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8460 S. River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waterville","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.481450763000055,"lon":-83.75082983299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival farmhouse at 8460 S. River Road in Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio, facing the Maumee River. It was built in 1853-55; the builder and architect are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the finest and best preserved frame farmhouses of its type in the lower Maumee region, where good Greek Revival examples are fewer than in northeast Ohio. It is also tied to John G. Isham, who worked on and later supervised repairs for the Miami and Erie Canal, which ran past the front of the property. The house has stayed in the same family since it was built.","narrative":"Overlooking the Maumee River in Waterville, Ohio, this two-story frame farmhouse was built in 1853-55 in the Greek Revival style. Its three-bay facade has a prominent entrance with sidelights, pilasters and a full entablature, double-hung six-over-six windows, plain frieze and cornice, and a foundation of large dressed stone blocks. A bedroom wing was added in 1949 and a small addition in 1970 that echoes the original facade. The house was built for John G. Isham, born in New York in 1815, who worked on the Miami and Erie Canal and served as superintendent of repairs on its northern division from 1858 to 1861. The canal ran along the river in front of the property. The house is considered one of the best preserved examples of a Greek Revival farmhouse type once common in the lower Maumee Valley, and it has remained in the same family since construction.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.862671-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82005388.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82005388/3f7b50acce-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82005388/3f7b50acce-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Isham_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Isham_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989917","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138559548"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/isham-john-house-82005388/"}