Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. 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.
“The Seip House is a historic building on the west side of Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Built in 1895, it is among the city's grandest houses.”
Wikipedia article Seip House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 22 National Register listings in Ross County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Seip House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14305 |
| 28 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13945 |
| 17 August 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15231 |
| 3 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8367 |
| 21 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15214 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11235 |
| 27 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15196 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,792 specimens collected within 10 miles of Seip House between 1874 and 1975: 1,297 Animalia, 397 Fungi, 86 Plantae, 8 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. C. Kinsey, A. C. Lincoln, A. Cronquist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puccinia flosculosorum Röhl., 1813 | 1895 | F. L. S. | Ross County |
 | Puccinia tanaceti DC. | 1895 | F. L. Stevens | Ross County |
 | Puccinia violae (Schumach.) DC. | 1895 | F. L. Stevens | Ross County |
 | Euaesthetus iripennis Casey, 1884 | 1874 | [Not Stated] | [Not Stated] |
 | Myrmedonia loricata Casey, 1893 | 1874 | [Not Stated] | [Not Stated] |
 | Passiflora lutea L. | 1885 | Safford, William Edwin | Chillicothe |
 | Albugo ipomoeae-panduratae (Schwein.) Swingle | 1896 | Selby, A. D. | Chillicothe |
| Phyllosticta pyrina Sacc. | 1896 | Selby A. D. | Chillicothe | |
 | Elanoides forficatus forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1898 | Seip, J. (John) | Near Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA |
 | Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1901 | not recorded | Ross, Ohio, USA |
 | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 | 1901 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Ross, Ohio, USA |
 | Armillaria mellea (Vahl) P.Kumm. | 1902 | Hard, Miron | Chillicothe |
All 1,792 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Seip House: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| N3 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 6 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plant Number 6 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chillicothe, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 56 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 6 flood, 3 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Lightning | Chillicothe | 1 killed, 5 hurt | An inmate in the yard at the Chillicothe Correctional Institute was struck and killed by lightning. Five others were injured by the lightning strike. |
| September 1999 | Lightning | Chillicothe | 1 hurt | A man was struck by lightning and suffered injury. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Chillicothe | $30,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire in the attic of a house leading to extensive damage. |
| February 2000 | Flash Flood | Chillicothe | $25,000 | North Fork Creek flooded west of Chillicothe causing evacuation of a camp ground. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $20,000 | Numerous trees were downed and trees were snapped in the Chillicothe area. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $15,000 | A metal roof was removed from a building on Race Street due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Chillicothe | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $12,000 | Trees and utility poles were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported down along several roadways in the county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Damage occurred to a building due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Several homes were flooded and one road was washed out. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Problems with high water occurred across the county. A roof of a gas station on the west side of Chillicothe collapsed under the weight of the heavy rain. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Strong winds blew trailers over at the county fair. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Several trees knocked down across the county. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chillicothe | $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $7,000 | A small metal shed was destroyed, trees were down, and power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Chillicothe | $6,000 | Crop damage was reported due to wind blown hail. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | A large tree fell onto a house and knocked down some power lines. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down throughout the county, including in and around Chillicothe. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Several trees and power poles were knocked down in the Great Seal State Forest and along Marietta Road. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Thunderstorms produced strong winds which moved 500 pound bleachers and tore off dugout roofs at a ball field. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Several large trees downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Chillicothe | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chillicothe | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $4,000 | A few trees were downed on the southeast side of Chillicothe. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $4,000 | A few trees were downed in Chillicothe. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $4,000 | Large tree limbs were downed across several roads. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $4,000 | Several tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | A few trees were downed on Church Street and Carlisle Place. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Several trees were downed along Eastern Avenue near U.S. 23. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were reported knocked down near the intersection of Liberty Hill Road and OH-772. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were reported knocked down. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were downed in town. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were downed on the north and east sides of town. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | A thunderstorm produced strong winds which knocked down a few trees. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | A few trees downed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Numerous trees knocked down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down across Rocky Road. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Several trees downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $3,000 | Several trees downed. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chillicothe | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | Trees were reported knocked down. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | A few trees were down across the county due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | Trees and large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | Large limbs and branches were knocked down. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Chillicothe | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $1,000 | A large tree was downed along East Main Street. Several large branches were also downed in the area. |
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.
doors, small tiled foyer, and anothervof double doors with beveled glass windows. Finally, window treatments. Windows at the facade are in pairs of 1/l with common stained than closing from both sides. -fair The Seip House is a Queen Anne residence which has been used as offices by stretcher bond, and with a foundation of and trimmed in coursed sandstone. The exterior of the Seip House is marked by a central round bay at the facade ruins 8.
(in one paragraph) The Seip House is significant primarily for its excellent Queen Anne architecture and for its historical association with the Seip family. The house is a fine example of Queen Anne styling and typifies the excellent buildings being erected in Chillicothe in that time period. Other Queen Anne houses still exist, but this was one of the grandest and remains one of the best preserved. As mentioned above, further significance is derived from the house's association with the Seip family. Charles Seip, who had the house built when he was nearing 80 years of age, was a butcher who came from Germany in 1845. By 1853 he was settled in Chillicothe, married, and had begun his own business on this site.
The business prospered, finally moving into the commercial district on West Water Street, and Mr. Seip was able to acquire nearby farmland, enough that at his death in 1902 he owned seven farms. His son, to a descendent of the family, it was John who talked his father into building this house and through his constant enlargement and alterations of the plans, caused cons- truction to drag on over three years and the finished product to cost over $40,000. John Seip was an enthusiastic amateur archaeologist and historian, and an early member of the Ohio Historical Society. He later donated to the Society his artifact collection and 10 acres of land upon which Seip Mound, a National Register property, lies. John business and a hat store.
But it wasvo farge and mainly unsuccessful venture, The Carolina Land and Lumber Company, that he finally lost the major portion of the family fortune.
The whole case file for this property - 1,778 words, 12 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 81000450, 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Story Mound State Memorial | 0.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Vanmeter Church Street House | 0.4 miles | 1979 |
 | Walke, Anthony, and Susan Cardinal, House | 0.5 miles | 2007 |
 | Chillicothe Water And Power Company Pumping Station | 0.6 miles | 1979 |
 | Mountain House | 0.7 miles | 1978 |
| Majestic Theatre | 0.8 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000450 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ross County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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