{"nrhp_refnum":"88000207","name":"Rawlings-Brownell House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"318 Rawlings St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington Court House","county":"Fayette County","state":"OH","lat":39.541492894000044,"lon":-83.44129329699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame single-family house at 318 Rawlings Street in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, built in 1851 for Moses Vance Rawlings, with additions in 1853 and 1870.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion B for its association with Charles H. Brownell, founder of the poultry and egg firm C. H. Brownell and Sons. It is also significant under Criterion C as a Greek Revival house updated with Folk Victorian porches and dormers of Italianate influence. It reflects changing local architectural taste in the late 19th century.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 318 Rawlings Street in Washington Court House, Ohio, began in 1851 as the home of Moses Vance Rawlings, a journalist, exchange broker and real estate developer who later subdivided the surrounding farmland. An east wing followed in 1853. Charles H. Brownell bought the house in 1867 and added dormers and two decorative porches in 1870. Brownell founded C. H. Brownell and Sons, a poultry and egg business described in county histories as the leading firm of its kind in central and southern Ohio, with branch offices in Columbus, Boston and Newark. His original warehouse has deteriorated, so the house best represents his success. Architecturally, the building combines Greek Revival features, such as a plain cornice with gable returns and corner pilasters, with Italianate-inspired porches that have carved brackets and spandrels. The house remains in excellent condition and keeps a high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":"1851; 1867-1902","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Italianate","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and still used as a single dwelling; a modern garage and rear bay window have been added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.13573-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88000207.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000207/4c5e0ab3d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000207/4c5e0ab3d3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rawlings-Brownell_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rawlings-Brownell_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988275","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawlings-Brownell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716793"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/fayette-county/rawlings-brownell-house-88000207/"}