Sessions House (Painesville, Ohio)

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Sessions House
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Location157 Mentor Ave., Painesville, Ohio
Coordinates 41°42′45″N81°14′55″W / 41.71250°N 81.24861°W / 41.71250; -81.24861 Coordinates: 41°42′45″N81°14′55″W / 41.71250°N 81.24861°W / 41.71250; -81.24861
Arealess than one acre
Built1870
ArchitectHeard, Charles Wallace
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 73001490 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973

Sessions House (also called the "Tuscan House") is a historic Italianate style house at 157 Mentor Avenue in Painesville, Ohio.

Constructed in Italianate style in 1873 for the widow of one of the region's pioneers, [2] the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Painesville Walking Tour "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)