The Dr. Adam Mosgrove House is a historic house in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Located along Miami Street (U.S. Route 36[2]) on the city's western side,[1] it was built in 1833 as the home of physician Adam Mosgrove, one of Urbana's first doctors. A native of Enniskillen in Ireland, Mosgrove immigrated to the United States in 1816; he moved to Urbana after living in Elizabethtown and Lancaster, Ohio.[3]: 120
Dr. Adam Mosgrove House | |
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| Location | 127 Miami St., Urbana, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′29″N 83°45′14″W / 40.10806°N 83.75389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003550[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1982 |
A two-and-one-half-story structure, the brick house is a simple rectangle built upon a stone foundation.[3]: 120 Its style is predominantly Federal, although the entrance is strongly Greek Revival,[3]: 119 featuring pilasters topped with Doric capitals.[3]: 120 As one of Urbana's oldest houses,[3]: 119 and as the home of one of its leading early citizens, the Mosgrove House has been seen as historically significant;[3]: 120 for this reason, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ a b c d e f Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999.
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