{"nrhp_refnum":"84003762","name":"Avery, Carlos, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"18797 SR 58","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellington","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.20893369200007,"lon":-82.21948522899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story brick Greek Revival farmhouse on State Route 58 in Pittsfield Township, near Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio. It was completed in 1855 for farmer Carlos Avery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare and unusually fine example of rural Greek Revival domestic architecture. It is the largest pre-Civil War residence in Pittsfield Township and one of only a handful of brick houses built there in that period. Its broad brick entablature and full triangular pediments define the style in southern Lorain County, and it survives with only minor alterations.","narrative":"Completed in 1855, this two-story brick farmhouse on State Route 58 in Pittsfield Township was built for Carlos Avery, a prosperous farmer who bought the 145-acre tract in 1844 and first lived in a small frame house nearby. The house sits on a cut sandstone foundation and is made of locally produced red brick. A raised, white-painted brick entablature carries full triangular pediments at front and rear, and a lower side wing extends toward the back. Inside, a wide central hall, a spacious open stair and heavy Greek Revival woodwork with pedimented doors and windows survive. It is the largest pre-Civil War residence in the township and one of very few brick houses of that era there. Two similar houses on Hallauer Road suggest a shared unknown builder, though this one is larger. Around 1900 the farm also held a small amusement park served by an interurban line. Alterations to the house have been minor.","period_of_significance":"1855","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence, in excellent condition with minor alterations; the owners had begun a thorough restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.238619-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003762.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003762/53b9c82c5c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003762/53b9c82c5c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_Avery_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_Avery_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989777","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Avery_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5041802"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/avery-carlos-house-84003762/"}