Gregory House

Description of the property

ture of soft red brick with sandstone keystones,lintels and coping. Flat-roofed, its brick fenestration and rear entry of the first story's west facade.

fromithe secondary one by an interior bearing wall running parallel to the party wall on the unexposed date excellent deteriorated The structure originally contained two discrete elements,the main element being separated The storefronts of the ground story have been reconstructed (after an interval when they Xgood The shape of the structure reflects its site.Situated at the intersection of two main flect the angle of the adjacent street.Standing at New London's only traffic light and at Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - agriculture _ sculpture * architecture - military - social/ - 1800-1899 - commerce - philosophy . communications .

transportation Criteria A & C Firelands region where it stands, providing an historical record of the life or New Lon- don's people, their aspirations and their enterprise. Tavern, the Potter Hotel, the Asher House and the American House as fashion and ownership The western-most two-thirds was built by and named for Charles Gregory, a local blacksmith and entreprenure; the eastern third was built for other commercial purposes by one Albert was the work of A. A. Powers, first Marshall of New London, who, with his brother, R.C. Powers, first mayor of the town, was known for his ventures in realestate and finance.

out an entire block of earlier commercial structures), the hotel was the centerpiece of a village established in what was known as the Firelands, a region in the Connecticut Western the Revolutionary War.

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Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) that both embodies and documents the commercial development of the town and of Ohio's a resident of the region from 1818 to 1839 when the town was known as "Kinsley's Corners. Porter, lawyer, twice mayor of New London, Postmaster, and three times Justice of the Peace of New London Township. structures across the land. For its new owner, the building is emblematic of his town, Builder/Architect Albert A. Powers Reserve set aside for the "sufferers" from four Connecticut towns (New London, Danbuty, 1873 Ohio.

- - communityplanning New Haven and Norwalk) to compensate their losses by fire at the hands of the British during Ohio.Built of local materials by local people,the building isa structural artifact Functioning asa hotel until 19o0,the building's upper floors became apartments for board- The foundation stone was from the Curtiss quarry one mile from the site; the brick was Atlas of Huron County, Ohio (Phila.: Titus, Simmons, Titus) 1873 UMT References Lots 3 and 4, Village of New London, Ohio List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries .state January, 1983 street & number 2353 Woodmere Drive city or town Ohio 44106 The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national A local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature ~/ Keeper of the National Register date county Easting code Northing name/title Zone 9.