Ansel T. Walling House | |
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| Location | 146 W. Union St., Circleville, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°35′58″N82°56′55″W / 39.59944°N 82.94861°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002145 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1987 |
The Ansel T. Walling House is a historic house in Circleville, Ohio, United States. An Italianate structure that was built in 1869, [1] it was the home of Ansel T. Walling, a state and federal legislator. [2]
A native of New York, Walling settled in northeastern Ohio in 1843, where he began to publish a local newspaper. After serving as a clerk for the Ohio House of Representatives, he and his wife Sarah moved to Circleville in 1863; there they bought land and soon began to erect a house. [2] Completed in 1869, its brick walls rest on a foundation of sandstone and are covered with an asphalt roof. [3] Elements such as a bracketed cornice and a pitched roof with prominent eaves make the house distinctively Italianate; it is one of Circleville's best Italianate houses. [2]
Major dates in the Walling House's history include Walling's death in 1896, his widow's death in 1922, [2] and its designation as a historic site in 1987. In that year, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its connection to Walling and because of its well-preserved historic architecture. Two other houses in the same block, known as the Morris and William Marshall Houses, are also listed on the National Register. [1]
