Tappan, Judge Abraham, House

carved with fluted molding, corner blocks, and sunburst designs. The and diagonal mullions. Its cornices are in the more robust Greek Revival style, but the builder posts. The present diagonal railing is not original, but some of the turned well, in actuality it harmonizes with the house splendidly. main block and the rear wing, divided into six sections. CONDITION DETERIORATED FAIR exterior.The main architectural feature is a handsome curved staircase is unusual in that the east and west walls consist of stepped gable ends, some modern functional alterations.The original main block facing the road Greek Revival styles, with additions in the Neo-Classic revival style and directly opposite the main entrance.Continuing all the way to the third a major restoration effort.

_UNALTERED a large central opening flanked by two vertical lights.The windows are The interior was designed with the same care and elaboration as the duplicated the forms of the front windows.A smaller wing to the west was This is a large two-and-a-half story brick residence in the Federal and house, and most of the mantels appear to be from the Neo-Classic revival ORIGINAL SITE In the stepped gable ends there are Palladian windows. CHECK ONE The present owners plan to remove all of these interior alterations in and the south facade is a triangular gable.Thus the roof consists of two To the northeast of the main block is a large brick wing added later.

the scale and proportions of the doorway.The door and window frames are In 1954 the residence was converted to a nursing home, and some -UNEXPOSED intersecting gables. The front gable cornice has a series of large modillions. transom and side lights of the entrance have an elaborate pattern of curved balusters exist and will be restored.

Lake County from the Federal and Greek Revival periods. In addition, it located about 500 feet east of this house. Tappan was a school teacher, county clerk in Painesville, a county Court of Common Pleas, and postmaster of Unionville. Tappan moved to Illinois in 1852 and died soon thereafter. family owned the home from 1852 to 1922. in a transitional period, the Abraham Tappan house is one of the most 1600-1699 1700-1799 PHILOSOPHY ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT EDUCATION INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE LITERATURE MILITARY SCULPTURE _ENGINEERING _COMMUNICATIONS son-in-law and there was a substantial increase in the tax assessment, He surveyed much of the land of the Western Reserve, including laying notable houses in Lake County.

PERIOD commissioner, sheriff, lawyer, Associate Judge of the Geauga County _CONSERVATION was the residence of Tappan, a surveyor for the Connecticut Land Com- The Judge Abraham Tappan house is one of the major residences in A thorough search of deeds and tax records indicates that the original -ECONOMICS pany who worked from the land office (listed in the National Register) Abraham Tappan (born 1780) arrived in the Western Reserve of Ohio in or possibly after 1852 when the property was acquired by Stephen C.

house was built in 1827-1828,which is consistent with the architectural of the Western Reserve of Ohio, and a superlative example of architecture _THEATER either in 1847,when the property was transferred to Tappan's son and -1500-1599 the Cuyahoga River (the present Lorain County).Between 180l and 184l, out Chillicothe Road. In 1806 he was employed to survey land west of Warner and enlarged by him or his son Elbridge Warner.The Warner -1400-1499 180l. He lived for four or five years at the home of John Walworth.