{"nrhp_refnum":"89000429","name":"Forsythe-Puhl House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"106 E. Harrison Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Maumee","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.55996386600003,"lon":-83.65211794599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-05-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame I-house at 106 East Harrison Avenue in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, built in the mid-1820s for Robert A. Forsythe on a terraced bluff above the Maumee River.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion B as the home of Robert A. Forsythe, an early settler, Indian trader/agent, merchant, politician and first mayor of Maumee. Under Criterion C it is an early example of Midwest frontier vernacular architecture influenced by the Federal and Greek Revival styles, and apparently the oldest surviving house in Maumee.","narrative":"Built in the mid-1820s on a terraced bluff above the Maumee River, this braced-frame I-house at 106 East Harrison Avenue is believed to be the oldest surviving house in Maumee. Robert A. Forsythe, a licensed Indian trader and agent, merchant, shipping forwarder and later the town's first mayor, had it built. It has a five-bay symmetrical facade, a central hall plan, clapboard siding, a massive stone foundation and a Doric-style entrance porch. Its form reflects Federal influence, with Greek Revival touches in the cornice, return and porch. Forsythe may have run a store from the rear basement entrance. The Puhl family bought the house in 1871, and Peter Puhl added a bay window for a photography studio. The house has been altered only modestly, with metal porch columns, a concrete porch floor and a 1940s garage added. It was nominated for its link to Forsythe and as a rare, well-preserved example of early frontier architecture in the town.","period_of_significance":"1826-1864","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Other: I-House","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling. The form says it has been a rental property since the school board bought it in 1977, and that it was sold to local residents after auctions in 1988.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.734581-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/89000429.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000429/eb9e9c4e9a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000429/eb9e9c4e9a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forsythe-Puhl_House_front_and_western_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forsythe-Puhl_House_front_and_western_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989959","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138538341"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/forsythe-puhl-house-89000429/"}