{"nrhp_refnum":"88002747","name":"Hulburt, Halsey, Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5484 Seville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Seville","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.01145919500004,"lon":-81.88688975099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-12-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story, front-gable-and-wing Greek Revival house at 5484 Seville Road near Seville, Medina County, Ohio, built in 1835 for Halsey Hulburt.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion B for Halsey Hulburt's work as an abolitionist, including Liberty Party activity and sheltering fugitive slaves. It also cites Criterion C for the house as a distinctive, highly intact example of Greek Revival architecture reflecting New England heritage in the Western Reserve.","narrative":"Built in 1835 near Seville in Medina County, Ohio, this Greek Revival house was the home of Halsey Hulburt, who moved from Enfield, Connecticut, in 1830 and lived there until his death in 1890. The two and a half story front-gable-and-wing building has weatherboard siding, a full pediment gable, wide friezes and doorways with entablatures. A rear addition and side wing followed between 1843 and 1847. Inside, the floor plan is unaltered, with original woodwork, a cherry front staircase and three original fireplaces. Hulburt was an active member of the Liberty Party, was nominated for state representative in 1849, and is documented in several sources as sheltering fugitive slaves, with examples cited in 1843, 1850 and 1859. He also held township offices and served as a farm insurance company director. The house stayed in the Hulburt family until 1976 and remains remarkably intact, reflecting the New England and abolitionist heritage of the Western Reserve.","period_of_significance":"1835-1860","architect_builder":"Unknown (Halsey Hulburt listed as significant person)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the house retains a high degree of exterior and interior integrity with few changes and limited modernization.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.33194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88002747.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002747/5c4570ec37-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002747/5c4570ec37-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Duds98","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Halsey_Hulburt_Homestead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Duds98</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NRHP-Halsey_Hulburt_Homestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990229","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138570084"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/hulburt-halsey-homestead-88002747/"}