{"nrhp_refnum":"91001431","name":"Mill Worker House No. 1","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2665 Stratford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delaware","county":"Delaware County","state":"OH","lat":40.25882881600006,"lon":-83.06312647599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1-1/2 story limestone saddlebag-plan mill worker house at 2665 Stratford Road in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, completed around 1858 beside the Olentangy River in the Stratford mill village.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A for its ties to the steam-powered paper milling industry and to the Stratford mill village company town, and under Criterion C as a vernacular saddlebag house. Its ownership mirrored that of the adjacent paper mill, and the house keeps enough original features and setting to convey its mid-19th-century role.","narrative":"Built around 1858 of uncoursed rubble limestone, this 1-1/2 story house at 2665 Stratford Road in Delaware, Ohio, was one of a line of dwellings put up for workers at the nearby paper mill on the Olentangy River. Its saddlebag plan, with two single pens and a central chimney, was originally a double. The land was sold in 1838 to Hosea Williams and Caleb Howard, who built housing for their mill employees. Records show occupancy beginning in 1866, with a series of short tenancies by mill workers. Ownership followed that of the paper mill for decades. The house is significant for its link to the steam-powered paper industry and to the Stratford mill village, a small company town modeled on New England mill hamlets. It also represents the saddlebag house, a vernacular type more often built in log or frame. A 1940s rear addition is hidden from the road, and the original proportions, materials and setting remain legible.","period_of_significance":"c. 1858-1896","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Saddlebag (vernacular)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as a single dwelling; a 1940s rear addition and some interior changes are noted, and a noncontributing garage with carport stands on the lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.750818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/91001431.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001431/1a2003739b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001431/1a2003739b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mill_Worker_House_No._1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mill_Worker_House_No._1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984736","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137762090"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/delaware-county/mill-worker-house-no-1-91001431/"}