Evans, Richard W., House
Also known as: Bland House; Topping,J.R.,House
Why it's listed
Located at 92 E. Granville Road in Worthington, Ohio, this small brick house rises one and a half stories above a fieldstone foundation and is painted white. Its defining feature is a slate mansard roof, which dominates the symmetrical three-bay facade. A mansard-roofed dormer with two narrow round-arched windows sits above the central entrance, which is sheltered by a small porch. The house was built for J. R. Topping, a physician; the original inventory gave a date of 1868 or around 1875, and later documentation revised the construction dates to 1855 and 1860 and renamed it the Richard W. Evans House. It was listed because it is an unusual adaptation of the French Second Empire style to a very small dwelling. At the time of the inventory it was a residence in very good exterior condition on a busy street, with a detached garage behind. It forms part of the Worthington Multiple Resource Area.
Significance in brief: The inventory form describes it as an unusual adaptation of the French Second Empire style for a very small house. Its slate mansard roof dominates the building and is its major feature. It was listed as part of the Worthington Multiple Resource Area, which covers an early 19th-century village with a New England heritage.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003020, listed April 17, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 92 E. Granville Rd., Worthington |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 17, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003020 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | French Second Empire |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Inventory form (1980) lists interior condition as good and exterior as very good, in residential use, with a detached garage behind. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Worthington Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.08896, -83.01506 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003020.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138339344
- This listing as JSON
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