John Q.A. Ward House

Historic house in Ohio, United States
United States historic place
John Q.A. Ward House
Front of the house
40°6′11.7″N 83°45′27″W / 40.103250°N 83.75750°W / 40.103250; -83.75750
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1820
NRHP reference No.74001409[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

The John Q.A. Ward House is a historic house in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Located along College Street on the city's western side,[1] it was built in 1820 by Colonel William Ward, the founder of Urbana, as a wedding present for his son, John Anderson Ward. John lived in the house until his death in 1855.[2]

John A. Ward's son, John Quincy Adams Ward, is the namesake of the house. A sculptor, Ward was known for multiple carvings of the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, and Oliver Hazard Perry.[2]

The Ward House is historically significant for its early architecture. Based on a stone foundation, the brick house is a two-story structure built in an "L" plan.[2] This well-preserved architecture, together with its connection to John Q.A. Ward, led to the house's addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 124.
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