Samuel Lewis House (Mansfield, Ohio)

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Samuel Lewis House
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Nearest city Mansfield, Ohio
Coordinates 40°45′58″N82°28′35″W / 40.76611°N 82.47639°W / 40.76611; -82.47639 Coordinates: 40°45′58″N82°28′35″W / 40.76611°N 82.47639°W / 40.76611; -82.47639
Built1837
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003636 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1982

Samuel Lewis House in Mansfield, Ohio is a Greek revival building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

In 2013 it was The Olde Stone House, a bed and breakfast inn. [2]

It is built of brown and orange-streaked sandstone from the Mansfield area, and was deemed to be the largest and best-preserved antebellum sandstone house in Richland County. It was built as a one-and-a-half-story sandstone house before 1835 when it was bought by Samuel Lewis, who expanded it in 1837. [2]

In 2017, the inn was reopened under new management and a new name. It currently operates as "The Safe House Bed and Breakfast." The owners, Christina and Jake Simpkins, purchased the property in 2015.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "History meets comfort: The Olde Stone House Bed & Breakfast". Heart of Ohio magazine. March–April 2013. pp. 32–34. Retrieved February 11, 2017.