James S. Trimble House
James S. Trimble House | |
 Driveway view of the house | |
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| Location | 187 Iberia St., Mount Gilead, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′7″N 82°50′2″W / 40.55194°N 82.83389°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Architect | Miller & Smith |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001481[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1982 |
The James S. Trimble House is a historic residence in the village of Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States. The most significant house in the village,[2] it was built in the middle of the nineteenth century, and it has been designated a historic site.
Born in 1818 in Mount Vernon[3]: 257 into one of the area's pioneer families, Trimble was a merchant in Mount Gilead,[2] operating a shop on Main Street by 1848.[3]: 94 Finding his wealth growing, Trimble paid less attention to his dry goods store, opening a warehouse and becoming involved in selling grain in the nearby village of Edison; as time passed, he also formed a bank.[2]
Possessed of a large
In 1982, the James S. Trimble House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] qualifying because of its historically significant architecture.[4] Fully 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land were designated as historic, and five different buildings in this area qualified as contributing properties. Trimble's home is one of four Mount Gilead properties to have received this distinction, and one of fifteen countywide.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1077.
- ^ a b c d Baughman, Abraham J., and Robert F. Bartlett. History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis: Chicago and New York, 1911.
- Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-04-26.
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