Wright, Horace, House
Also known as: Sharon Township Memorial
Why it's listed
Built in 1861 on East Granville Road in Worthington, this two-story brick house combines Italianate styling with a classical portico. It has an L-shaped plan, a truncated hipped roof that once carried a balustraded widow's walk, and two large chimneys rising from the side hips. Its most admired feature is the recessed entryway, a flat stone archway with rounded corners. Inside, marble mantels and four-panel doors survive. A porch was added around 1900, and the original stone steps were pulled back to reach it. The house was the home of Horace Wright, whose family was prominent in cloth manufacturing. Wright also ran the Worthington sawmill on his property, which supplied building materials to the community. The Wright family lived here until 1940, when the township acquired the house as a war memorial. It still serves that purpose on a busy street, set on a lot of about an acre and a half. It is valued for its early Victorian architecture and its link to a local manufacturing family.
Significance in brief: The inventory form cites its early Victorian architecture, especially the stone entryway. It is also important as the home of Horace Wright, a member of a prominent cloth manufacturing family who operated the Worthington sawmill on his property and supplied building materials to the community.
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 80003025, listed April 17, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 137 E. Granville Rd., Worthington |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 17, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003025 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Italianate / Classical Portico |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as the Sharon Township war memorial; interior and exterior condition listed as good. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Rush Creek Village Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.08827, -83.01339 (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 80003025.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138339391
- This listing as JSON
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