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John H. Clark House

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designation was not practical. Many of the other buildings were houses, including several other prominent residences on North Main, although the submission also included nearby commercial buildings such as Lawler's Tavern and religious structures such as the
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in 1859, he returned to Champaign County two years later, and from then until his 1901 death was a prominent Mechanicsburg resident, except for his membership on the
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on Main at Race Street. The Clark House qualified both because of its historically significant architecture and the place that it had played in Ohio's history.
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Houses occupy nearby lots to the northwest, while immediately to the southeast can be found commercial buildings such as Lawler's Tavern and the
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from 1874 to 1876. While resident in Mechanicsburg, he was a member of the Champaign County and Ohio State Medical Societies, as well as the
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censuses. It is a well-preserved example of the high style of the day, due to common architectural elements such as a
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Clark had his house built in 1875; the names of the builder and designer have not been preserved. Constructed in the
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takes the shape of the letter "L", although it has been modified by the addition of a side porch with miniature
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with a neighbor, Dr. Oram Nincehelser, but they parted ways in 1893. For much of his career, he maintained
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Professionally, Clark was active primarily as a physician and as a financier. In 1887, he entered into
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of approximately twenty buildings, scattered throughout the village in such a low concentration that a
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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History of Champaign County Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions.
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columns. A small wooden garage is located on the rear of the property.
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A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign County Ohio: Illustrated
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residential neighborhood; other upscale residences, such as the
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National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Ohio
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
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The Clark House sits on the southeastern edge of the
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and his superintendency over Ohio's insane asylum at
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Mt. Tabor Church Building, Cemetery and Hitching Lot
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

John H. Clark House is located in Ohio
John H. Clark House is located in the United States
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
40°4′21″N 83°33′24″W / 40.07250°N 83.55667°W / 40.07250; -83.55667
Italianate
MPS
Mechanicsburg MRA
85001879
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
historic site
Union Township
scion
Champaign County's
Starling Medical College
Mutual
Decatur, Illinois
United States Sanitary Commission
American Civil War
Dayton
American Medical Association
Democratic Party
Episcopal church
Masonic lodge
partnership
his office
Lawler's Tavern

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