- Charles Rice Ames House
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Charles Rice Ames House
Front of the house
Location: 2212 Miller Ave., Belpre, Ohio Coordinates: 39°16′59″N 81°36′21″W / 39.28306°N 81.60583°WCoordinates: 39°16′59″N 81°36′21″W / 39.28306°N 81.60583°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1843 Architect: Daniel Fischer Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 78002208[1] Added to NRHP: February 14, 1978 The Charles Rice Ames House is a historic residence in the city of Belpre, Ohio, United States. Built in 1843 in the Greek Revival style of architecture,[1] the house has been named the region's most outstanding Greek Revival structure.[2]
Charles Rice Ames contracted with local builder Daniel Fischer to construct his house in the 1840s. Fischer's design was a two-story structure,[2] built on a foundation of sandstone, a slate roof,[3] and frame walls. The floor plan of the residence is composed of a rectangular central section, plus wings on each side that project 15 feet (4.6 m) from the center. Among the distinctive architectural features of the house are pediments and gables on the facade.[2] Years after serving as Ames' home, the house was owned by Roger and Carol Lynn Patton.[1]
In 1978, the Ames House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] qualifying for the Register because of its historic architecture, which was seen as significant throughout the local area.[3] It is one of four Belpre locations on the Register, along with the Sixth Street Railroad Bridge, the Captain Jonathan Stone House, and Spencer's Landing.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1388.
- ^ a b Ames, Charles Rice, House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-12-16.
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Ohio National Historic Landmark 
Historic districts Coal Run Historic District | Harmar Historic District | Marietta Historic District | Vaughn-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic District | Watertown Historic District
Other properties Charles Rice Ames House | Col. Joseph Barker House | Judge Joseph Barker House | Becker Lumber and Manufacturing Company | Cisler Terrace | Walter Curtis House | Col. Simeon Deming House | Erwin Hall, Marietta College | First Unitarian Church of Marietta | Harra Covered Bridge | Hildreth Covered Bridge | Hune Covered Bridge | William Hune Farm | John Kaiser House | Mason House | Mound Cemetery Mound | Ohio Company Land Office | Rufus Putnam House | Rinard Covered Bridge | Root Covered Bridge | Sawyer-Curtis House | Shinn Covered Bridge | Sixth Street Railroad Bridge | Spencer's Landing | Jonathan Sprague House | Old St. Mary's School | Capt. Jonathan Stone House | Waernicke-Hille House and Store | Wilcox-Mills House
Former listing See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio Categories:- Houses completed in 1843
- Greek Revival architecture in Ohio
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Houses in Washington County, Ohio
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