Dr. Adam Mosgrove House

The Dr. Adam Mosgrove House is a historic house in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Located along Miami Street (U.S. Route 36[2]) on the city's western side,[1] it was built in 1833 as the home of physician Adam Mosgrove, one of Urbana's first doctors. A native of Enniskillen in Ireland, Mosgrove immigrated to the United States in 1816; he moved to Urbana after living in Elizabethtown and Lancaster, Ohio.[3]: 120 

Dr. Adam Mosgrove House
Front of the house
Dr. Adam Mosgrove House is located in Ohio
Dr. Adam Mosgrove House
Dr. Adam Mosgrove House is located in the United States
Dr. Adam Mosgrove House
Location127 Miami St., Urbana, Ohio
Coordinates40°6′29″N 83°45′14″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1833
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.82003550[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982

A two-and-one-half-story structure, the brick house is a simple rectangle built upon a stone foundation.[3]: 120  Its style is predominantly Federal, although the entrance is strongly Greek Revival,[3]: 119  featuring pilasters topped with Doric capitals.[3]: 120  As one of Urbana's oldest houses,[3]: 119  and as the home of one of its leading early citizens, the Mosgrove House has been seen as historically significant;[3]: 120  for this reason, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999.

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