Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
one of 75 National Register listings in Lake County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · one of 2 National Historic Landmarks in Lake County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Corning-White House between 2003 and 2003, burning about 400 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | MENTOR |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,474 specimens collected within 10 miles of Corning-White House between 1864 and 1975: 1,245 Animalia, 150 Plantae, 69 Fungi, 6 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Doolittle, A. F. Clewell, A. Woolman and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. | 1885 | Werner, WM.C. | near Painesville |
 | Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum (Willd.) R.T.Clausen | 1885 | Werner, Wm. C. | Painesville |
 | Periploca graeca L. | 1886 | Werner, WM.C. | Near Painesville |
 | Leucodon brachypus Brid. | 1864 | E. J. Ferris | |
 | Mnium spinulosum Bruch & Schimp. | 1864 | E. J. Ferris | Painesville |
 | Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | |
 | Didymodon tophaceus (Brid.) Lisa | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | |
 | Discelium nudum (Dicks.) Brid. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | |
 | Drepanocladus polycarpos (Blandow ex Voit) Warnst. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | |
| Eurhynchium pulchellum (Hedw.) Jenn. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | ||
 | Fontinalis sphagnifolia (Müll.Hal.) Wijk & Margad. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. | |
 | Orthotrichum stellatum Brid. | 1871 | H. C. Beardslee, Sr. |
All 1,474 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Corning-White House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. Electric/ Willoughby, Ohio | Silica | Producer | ||
| Mentor Sand and Supply Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mentor, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 waterspout. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | 2 hurt | Large tree down in Mentor. Another tree fell on a car in Painesville and caused two injuries. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Mentor | $150,000 | Penny to hen egg sized hail was observed for several minutes in Mentor. Much of the hail was golf ball sized or larger. This resulted in many vehicles being damaged. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in the Holly Hills Development along Cannon Ridge Drive and Brayes Manor Drive in Mentor. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and knocked down some power lines. Scattered power outages were reported. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Mentor | $25,000 | A weak tornado moved inland from Lake Erie and was on the ground in Mentor for a little less than one mile. Many trees were knocked down with a few homes sustaining minor damage. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Mentor | $20,000 | A portion of Interstate 90, a main throughway, was closed between State Route 306 and State Route 615 due to flooding. Several disabled semi trucks that stalled in high water. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees south of Mentor. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $12,000 | The media relayed reports of several trees down in the Mentor area. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $10,000 | Trees were downed, some closing the westbound lane of State Route 2. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $8,000 | Several trees and large limbs were reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $6,000 | Large tree downed onto car and large tree branch downed onto another car in Mentor. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $6,000 | A few trees and large limbs were reported down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Tree downed onto house in Mentor, which caused structural damage. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds tore some siding off of a house near the intersection of Center Street and Mentor Avenue in Mentor. Some tree limbs were also down in the area. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Several large limbs were reported down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Several trees and a few large limbs were reported down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Two large trees and several large limbs were reported down from thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Mentor | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and a few large limbs. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees on Jackson Street. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $3,000 | Several large limbs were reported down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $3,000 | A few large limbs along with a tree were reported down from thunderstorm winds. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $2,000 | Trees were downed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Mentor | $1,000 | Pea sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a small tree. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | - | Tree downed along Hopkins Road, near OH Route 2, in Mentor. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | - | Trees snapped on east side of Mentor. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | - | Trees downed in Mentor. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mentor | - | Trees damaged about one-mile north of Mentor. One tree limb fell onto a vehicle. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Mentor | - | Standing water on both SR-2 and I-90 near SR 615 in Mentor. |
| November 2020 | Hail | Mentor | - | Penny to nickel-size hail in Mentor area. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Mentor | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Mentor | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Mentor | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Mentor | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Mentor | - | Rainfall of 3.75 inches in less than two hours was reported by a spotter in Mentor. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mentor | - | Quarter size hail was observed. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Mentor | - | Quarter size hail was observed, and lasted for several minutes accumulating enough to cover the ground. |
| July 2000 | Waterspout | Mentor | - | Several large waterspouts were observed on Lake Erie just north of Mentor. |
| September 1999 | Waterspout | Mentor | - | A waterspout was sighted on Lake Erie approximately five miles offshore from Mentor. No damage was reported. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Mentor | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Mentor | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Mentor | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Mentor | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Mentor | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Mentor | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
original columns were unfluted and are now stored in the basement. symmetry. The second alteration occured at the rear of the left wing found in the pediment. Goldsmith.The plan is a central block with symmetrical wings the right of the front hall. To the 1eft is a sitting room.There Good
the Village was incorporated in 1854. His parents, Colonel this site in 1810. The property was given to Nathan, and White's son, E. Warner White, and its future is uncertain. Conservation Architecture Commerce losophy Engineering Aboriginal Transportation Military Art Communications Science itarian Religion/Phi Literature Agriculture Industry Theater Music Landscape Sculpture Social/Human- Nathan Corning became the first mayor of Mentor Village when when the home was built, seperate living quarters were provided Invention best remaining examples of Jonathan Goldsmith's work in Lake and Mrs. Warren Corning, came from New Hampshire and took story ell behind the west wing. antique ship until her death in 1972.It is now owned by Mrs. County, Ohio.Mrs.
White used a major part of the home as an for Colonel and Mrs.Corning in the east wing of the house. Political Nathan tied brooms by hand in the 1-1/2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) OCT 24 1972 The home remains today in excellent condition and is one of the REGISTER NATIONAL
The whole case file for this property - 1,346 words, 13 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 72001027, 13 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mentor Village School | under 500 feet | 2005 |
| Mentor Village Hall | 0.1 miles | 2014 | |
 | Yager, John and Carrie, House | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Young, Benjamin and Mary, House | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | James A. Garfield National Historic Site | 0.4 miles | 1966 |
 | Garfield Library | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001027 in Record Group 79. |
| Lake County | All 75 listed properties in this county. |
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