Lawrence, William, House

treatment is common bond brick, and the building sits on a stone foundation. Purlins are original stone lintel, and what appears to be an enclosed transom in the c. 1900 photograph is at least replaced by a board that is the same size as shown on the photograph if it is end of the north side. by 1861 when that date and the initials of one of the Lawrence family were carved on a window sill on the north side. transom used to minimize the conversion, and the removal of the balustrade forming a widow's walk on the roof in the c. 1900 photograph. on the west side of the main building, keeping some of the features of the main building with building, there was a fire in the formal dining room and kitchen area of the house in the rear converted the addition to offices.

The only other exterior feature is an enclosed porch on the south side; this has a rubble stone wall with rubble stone pillars supporting the hipped roof, which overhangs on the south side. Double-hung 1/1 windows between the stone pillars enclose the porch with a door on the south side. A second-floor window has been converted to a door to give access to the roof with a fire escape from the roof down to the ground.

The date of this porch is staircase, which rises from the first floor to the skylight, a height of 2½ stories, including same room have been refurbished, with the original brass hardware still intact; these are ten-foot-high windowshas been restored, and the cast iron fireplace with its eight-foot-high mirror, part of the original construction, are still intact and in excellent condition. The CONDITION floor northeast room; this piece appears to have been hand tooled.

Bellefontaine and, most important, as the home of William Lawrence, one of the community's most important figures. His importance as a lawyer, public official, and early officer of The property for this house was acquired by deed from P.S. Powell to William 1819) in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. He attended Franklin College in Harrison County and the Cincinnati Law School, receiving his L.L.B. degree from the Cincinnati Law School. He had established his law practice in Bellefontaine by 1841. sentatives and in the Ohio Senate before being elected a Common Pleas Judge in 1857. His He held this position until 1864.

During that time, he was also a lieutenant colonel in an noted publications related to his Congressional experience during the impeachment of Andrew introduced a bill to make the office of the Attorney General into an executive department. owned by the family near Belle Center in 1974, and much property along what is now Lawrence 1700-1799 organization.

THEATER 1900- ARCHITECTURE SIGNIFICANCE ART BUILDER/ARCHITECT ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PREHISTORIC ENGINEERING unknown PERIOD AGRICULTURE XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT group's constitution, served as an incorporator, and was the first vice-president of the LITERATURE _COMMERCE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -1500-1599 _COMMUNICATIONS persuaded President James Garfield to endorse the Red Cross, and the judge then drafted the - TRANSPORTATION This house is important as an example of mid-nineteenth century architecture in _PHILOSOPHY William Lawrence was also instrumental in the organization of the American Red Cross.

Ohio infantry division serving in Maryland during the Civil War and president of the Court Martial.In 1864,Lawrence was first elected to the United States Congress; he served four which now hangs in the United States Capitol. the American Red Cross is explained below. Comptroller was later used by the Japanese in setting up their treasury department.