Simeon Deming House

Col. Simeon Deming House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house
Nearest city:	Watertown, Ohio
Coordinates:	39°29′21″N 81°36′35″W / 39.48917°N 81.60972°W / 39.48917; -81.60972Coordinates: 39°29′21″N 81°36′35″W / 39.48917°N 81.60972°W / 39.48917; -81.60972
Area:	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built:	1815
Architectural style:	Federal
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	80003245[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 24, 1980

The Simeon Deming House is a historic residence in western Washington County, Ohio, United States. Located along Willis Road northeast of the community of Watertown,^[1] the house was built in 1815 as the residence of a veteran of the American Revolution. A native of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, Deming enlisted in the Continental Army in 1780 and was later promoted to an officer's rank.^[2]

The present structure is one of Ohio's oldest extant Federal houses, featuring brick walls that rest on a foundation of sandstone with a full basement. Two-and-a-half stories tall,^[2] and topped with a metal roof,^[3] the walls are built in Flemish bond. Central to the four-bay symmetrical facade is a rounded-arch main doorway with a transom and the original fanlight.^[2]

Deming personally remained in Washington County for only a short time; by 1824, he had moved north to the present Wayne County; in that year, he was one of the charter members of the First Presbyterian Church of Wooster. Despite living in Washington County for only a few years, Deming is seen as holding an important place in the area's history.^[2]

In 1980, the Simeon Deming House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spread out around the 4 acres (1.6 ha) surrounding the house itself are seven related buildings that were added to the Register together with the house as contributing properties.^[1] The house qualified for inclusion on the Register for two different reasons: because of its association with Deming and because of its locally significant historic architecture.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1391.
3. ^ ^{a b} Deming, Col. Simeon, House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-12-26.