Vanmeter Church Street House

Vanmeter Church Street House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house
39°20′10″N 82°59′29″W / 39.33611°N 82.99139°W / 39.33611; -82.99139
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1848
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001935[1]
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1979

The Vanmeter Church Street House is a historic house located along Church Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Built in 1848 in the Greek Revival style of architecture,^[1] it was erected by farmer William H. Thompson. Just eight years after its completion, the house was bought by Whig Party politician John I. Vanmeter, a Virginia native who had lived in Ross County for thirty years.^[2] After serving in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate during the 1830s, Vanmeter served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845.^[3]

Vanmeter's house is a two-and-a-half story brick building located within a neighborhood of well-preserved nineteenth-century houses. Built of brick laid in a stretcher bond,^[2] and covered with a metal roof,^[4] it has been ranked as one of the area's best Greek Revival structures. Upon his death, Vanmeter bequeathed his house to younger family members; in the late 1970s, it was still owned by Vanmeters.^[2]

In 1979, the Vanmeter Church Street House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with two associated outbuildings.^[1] It qualified for inclusion on the Register both because of its place in local history and because of its well-preserved historic Greek Revival architecture.^[1]

See also

• Vanmeter Stone House and Outbuildings

References