John Q.A. Ward House

John Q.A. Ward House
Front of the house
Location: 335 College St., Urbana, Ohio
Area: 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built: 1820
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 74001409[1]
Added to NRHP: July 30, 1974

The John Q.A. Ward House is a historic house in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Located along College Street on the city's western side,[1] it was built in 1820 by William Ward as a wedding present for his son, John A. Ward. Here John lived for the rest of his life.[2]

John A. Ward's son, John Quincy Adams Ward, was the namesake of the house. A sculptor, the youngest Ward was known for multiple carvings of the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, and Oliver Hazard Perry.[2]

The Ward House itself is historically significant for its early architecture. Based on a stone foundation, the brick house is a two-story structure built in an "L" plan.[2] This well-preserved architecture, together with its connection to John Q.A. Ward, led to the house's addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 124.