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 32 National Register listings in Trumbull County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Trumbull County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 182 specimens collected within 10 miles of Seely, Dr. John W., House between 1890 and 1975: 166 Animalia, 9 Plantae, 3 Fungi, 2 Protozoa, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. F. Newton, M. K. Thayer, Bednarik, K. (Karl), Berry, R. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alternaria panax Whetzel | 1909 | W.P. Warren | Garden of Warren |
 | Equisetum fluviatile L. | 1936 | Howard, R. | Warren. |
 | Lycopodium lucidulum Michx. | 1936 | Howard, R. | Warren. |
 | Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. | 1890 | Ingraham, R.H. | Niles |
 | Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph.Wood | 1892 | Ingraham, R.H. | Ailer |
 | Hemitrichia vesparia (Batsch) T.Macbr., 1899 | 1893 | not recorded | Evansville |
 | Metatrichia vesparia (Batsch) Nann.-Bremek. ex G.W.Martin & Alexop., 1969 | 1893 | not recorded | Ohio: Evansville |
 | Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. | 1893 | Chamberlin, Earl | Cortland |
 | Neogale Gray, 1865 | 1894 | William Harvey Brown | WARREN |
 | Perlesta decipiens (Walsh, 1862) | 1899 | R. C. Osburn | Fowlerville |
 | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1905 | not recorded | Niles |
 | Guignardia bidwellii (Ellis) Viala & Ravaz | 1905 | Spencer, L. G. |
All 182 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Seely, Dr. John W., House: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Metal, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | 1950 | |
| Vernon Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Copperweld Corp/ Warren, Ohio | Iron | Producer | ||
| Republic Steel/ Niles, Ohio | Iron | Producer | ||
| Thomas Strip Steel/ Warren, Ohio | Iron | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howland Corners, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees in Howland Township. At least two homes were damaged by fallen trees. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | $15,000 | Dispatch reported numerous trees down across Trumbull County, with most reports from the Howland and Cortland areas. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | $10,000 | A wind gust of 57 knots was measured by automated wind equipment at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Also, hail ranging between penny and quarter size was observed. Numerous trees were reported down in the vicinity of the airport and also in Brookfield Township. Numerous trees were also reported down, along with penny size hail, just west of Cortland. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | $8,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees along Ridge Road south of U.S. Highway 422 on the southeast side of Warren. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | - | Numerous large tree limbs downed about one-mile NNE of Howland Center. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Howland Corners | - | Hail up to half dollar-size in Howland Township. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | - | Several trees downed in Howland Center. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | - | Trees down in Howland Center. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | - | Multiple large tree limbs down in yards and on roofs on the northeast side of Warren, near the Trumbull Country Club. Affected streets were Overlook, Foster, and Crescent. Siding was torn-off a home along Foster Drive. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howland Corners | - | A tree was blown down near Darlington Road and Kimblewick Lane. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Howland Corners | - | Quarter sized hail was observed. |
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.
No plans exist to widen and improve the road. This, if done, would These one-story pilasters match the house's corner pilasters, which woodwork. The only exterior changes on the main part, based on an 1880 Excellent horizontal siding.The main architectural feature of the exterior the west facade.This door is framed by well-designed rectangular and small rectangular windows in the frieze.The roof is hipped. K Original Site
Seely as owners of Howland Township land. The 1820 U. S. Census, how- ever, lists Seely with a total household of 10 persons on the subject 1816 and 1817. credited with service in the War of 1812, first as captain, later general, of militia, but his name does not appear in extant military 13 content of their water, were recognized for their medicinal properties. évidence on the second floor of the house (small rooms) indicates that Conservation Communications Commerce Aboriginal Architecture Science losophy Transportation Religion/Phi Engineering itarian Theater Prehistoric Education Social/Human- came originally from New Jersey.
Art Sculpture Agriculture It is not certain when Seely settled on the farmstead in Howland Town- Music Political Seely was the first chairman of the 6th Ohio Medical Society District property. It is not known when Seely built the subject house.Architectural evidence indicates it was not built until after 1820, possibly as Dr.Seely purchased sometime during this period the locally famous to Seely is his service as a state representative from Trumbull County Seely's life and contributions are not well documented.County histories makeit the oldest such structure still standing in the state. region sometime between 1802 and 1807 from Pennsylvania.His family Dr.John W.
Seely was a pioneer physician and surgeon in the Niles- in 1807 and 1808.He served as a state senator from the region in late as 1830. AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Other (Specify) *in part as a hospital for persons using the spring waters for recovery REGIS rosters of that war.
The whole case file for this property - 1,954 words, 13 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 72001048, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Niles Masonic Temple | 2.5 miles | 2006 |
 | McKinley Memorial | 2.6 miles | 1975 |
 | Ward-Thomas House | 3.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Packard, James Ward, House | 3.4 miles | 1985 |
 | Barnhisel, Henry II, House | 3.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Edwards, John Stark, House | 4.3 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001048 in Record Group 79. |
| Trumbull County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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