John Downing Jr. House
Downing's house in Middleport is a brick building with a foundation of sandstone, an asphalt roof, and elements of wood and various types of metal. Designed by R.A. Miller and Frederick Crowther, it includes architectural elements that later became known as components of the Colonial Revival style. Two stories tall with an attic in the gables, the house has single-story wings whose flat roofs are enclosed by railings.
In 1993, the Downing House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of its historically significant architecture and because of its place as the home of John Downing. The last Downing to live in the house died in the same year. Ten years later, after approximately five years of restoration, Downing's residence opened as a bed and breakfast, the Downing House Bed and Breakfast.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ History, Downing House Bed and Breakfast, n.d. Accessed 2012-11-22.
- ^ Larkin, Stillman Carter. The Pioneer History of Meigs County. Columbus: Berlin, 1908, 140.
- ^ Major John B. Downing Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, Ohio Historical Society, 2008. Accessed 2012-11-22.
- ^ Downing, John Jr., House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2012-11-22.
- ^ Jeffers, Nathan. "Remnants of the Past, Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 2012-10. Accessed 2012-11-22.