Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
From the record
“The Darlon Allen House is a historic residence located near Wellington in southern Lorain County, Ohio, United States. One of the most significant farmhouses in an area known for its historically important architecture, it has been named a historic site.”
Wikipedia article Darlon Allen House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 121 National Register listings published here for Lorain County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
National Register reference number. 79003877 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Then and now
1904 to 1956
The ground this property stands on, surveyed
52 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are
United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
19041956
The ground it stands on
14,567 words
The chapter on Huntington Township in History of Lorain County, Ohio, published 1879 names Wellington. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
TowNsiiii' number two, in the eif(litcentli r;inn;e, is bouiKleil on the north by Wellington townshij), on the sonth by Sullivan township, Ashland county, on the east by Spencer township. Medina county, and on the west by Rochester. The surface is generally level, except along the streams, which are of but slight importance. They arc as follows: Wellington creek, which rises in the eastern portion of the townsiiip, a short distance south of the center line, and flowing an almost due north course, crossing the township line a short distance east of the center, on lot seven; Charlemont creek has its rise on or near the south line of the township, and near the southeast corner. The course of this stream is slightly east of south, passing into Wellington township on lot thirty-two. These streams are tributary to the west branch of Black river. Tlie soil is clay, Ijut, when suitably tilled, ])r<>duces large crops of all kinds of grain, and is especially good for grass.
At Springfield, Portage comity, this State, he engaged to make some furniture for Jesse llart, who had just completed a large brick house, and while engaged in prosecuting the labors of his trade, he became conscious of a new sensation. lie fVdl in love. Amy, the fair daughter of his employer, was the object of his devotion. They were married January 30, 1833. The following spring, they settled in Elyria. Here he built a house, and remained for one year, when he removed to Huntington township, where he lived until a few years since. He now lives in Wellington village. Mr. Lang was for many years a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church. He was always a strong anti-slavery man, and in consequence of the connection of the church with the institution of slavery, he withdrew, and assisted in forming a Wesleyan Methodist church, of which he was an official member until it disbanded.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. Museums hold 747 specimens
collected within 10 miles of Darlon Allen House between 1887 and 1975: 663 Animalia, 54 Plantae, 28 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded.
12 distinct Species records are shown.
Collected by A. E. Ricksecker, B Zahuranec, B Zahuranec & party 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Wellington, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood.
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.
A tornado touched down just south of Wellington at the intersection of Pitts and Jones Road. One home suffered significant damage and two barns were destroyed as the tornado moved almost due north. Nine other homes suffered minor damage and trees, utility poles, and power lines were downed. Two dogs in dog boxes that were kept in one of the destroyed barns were found 5 to 15 yards away from the site still in their boxes and unhurt.
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph impacted Wellington. The tornado began near the intersection of Meadow Lane and Sheila Drive, where tops of trees were broken off and scattered across neighboring streets, residential homes, and vehicles. As the tornado moved southeastward, a large tree was uprooted and fell onto a house along Hale Street. After the tornado crossed OH Route 18, powerlines and several trees were downed, and several large tree limbs were broken off and landed on homes. The tornado ended east of Grand Avenue, south of Dickson Street.
A microburst destroyed a barn, and the debris was blown downwind across a farm field. A neighboring garage and outbuilding also sustained minor damage. Several trees were also downed by the severe winds. There were no injuries reported.
1 paper published in this town,
digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be
looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
United States Geological Survey topographic
sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then
testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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.
Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
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