Nimocks House
Why it's listed
This two-story Greek Revival house was built around 1850 on the east side of Route 58, roughly a third of a mile south of Route 162 in Huntington Township, Lorain County. It is a wood-frame building on a sandstone foundation, with a gable roof and a T-shaped plan. Massive cornices and corner pilasters accent the exterior, and a porch on the south end rests on square columns beneath an elaborate cornice with dentil courses. Inside, original wainscoting and woodwork remain in most rooms, though the living room has been remodeled. The house had no fireplaces, yet it once had five chimneys, which a later owner removed. The Nimocks family built the house and lived there many years before selling it to a family that stayed about thirty years. The property includes a large lawn with shade trees, barns and other outbuildings, and five acres. It is part of a survey of Greek Revival buildings along the Wellington-Huntington Road.
Significance in brief: The inventory form describes it as a Greek Revival house with massive cornices, corner pilasters and a dentil-cornice porch, with original wainscoting and woodwork surviving inside. It was built by the Nimocks family and is part of a partial inventory of historic resources along the Wellington-Huntington Road. The form gives little explicit argument for significance beyond its architecture and ownership history.
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 79003888, listed June 15, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township, Wellington |
|---|---|
| County | Lorain County |
| Listed | June 15, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79003888 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | circa 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a residence; interior and exterior condition listed as good. The setting includes barns and outbuildings. |
| Acreage | 5 |
| Coordinates | 41.09291, -82.21990 (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 79003888.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138530736
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.