{"nrhp_refnum":"83002022","name":"Beebe, Horace Y., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6538 Cleveland Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ravenna","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.168721523000045,"lon":-81.25522238099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival wood frame house, known as The Terrace or The Lincoln House, about two miles northwest of downtown Ravenna, Ohio. It was the estate of Horace Y. Beebe, who lived there from 1852, and a Neo-Classical veranda was added around 1915.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its association with Horace Y. Beebe, an Ohio abolitionist and Republican who, as a delegate to the 1860 Republican convention, helped assure Abraham Lincoln's nomination. Lincoln's inaugural train stopped in Ravenna on February 15, 1861, as a courtesy to Beebe. It is also called one of the finest examples of pre-Civil War architecture in Ravenna, with a landscaped site above graded terraces.","narrative":"Set above a series of three landscaped terraces about two miles northwest of downtown Ravenna, this two-story Greek Revival house gave rise to its name, The Terrace. The wood frame main block is a narrow gabled rectangle with clapboard siding, a full classical pediment on the front gable, and six-over-six windows. One-story wings flank it, and a porch with fluted Tuscan columns, probably added around 1915, wraps the front and sides. Inside, the finish is simple and classical, with a fluted fireplace mantel. The house was the estate of Horace Y. Beebe, who lived there from 1852 until his death in 1888. Beebe was an abolitionist, Republican, Odd Fellows leader and county official. As a delegate to the 1860 Republican convention, he changed his vote on the third ballot to help secure Abraham Lincoln's nomination. In February 1861 Lincoln's inaugural train stopped in Ravenna to pay Beebe a political courtesy, and the house became known as The Lincoln House.","period_of_significance":"1852-1888","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Neo-Classical revival veranda","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the form notes some deterioration of exterior wooden detail, especially the porch cornice and balustrade, and three brick chimneys in disrepair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.216158-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002022.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991011","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/beebe-horace-y-house-83002022/"}