Painesville in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mathews House

Built 1829

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

1. Mathews House Marker

Inscription. The famed master builder Jonathan Goldsmith designed and built this well-proportioned Federal style residence for Dr. John H. Mathews. It is considered to be one of the finest Goldsmith houses. The house was moved to its present location on the campus of Lake Erie College from the original North State Street site in 1949.

Erected 1965 by Architects Society of Ohio and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 41° 43.158′ N, 81° 15′ W. Marker is in Painesville, Ohio, in Lake County. It is on West Washington Street 0.1 miles east of Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east. Located on the campus of Lake Erie College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Painesville OH 44077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western

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Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Paine (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harriet Taylor Upton 1853 - 1945 (about 600 feet away); Ellen Spencer Mussey 1850 - 1936 (about 600 feet away); Emma Millinda Gillett 1852 - 1927 (about 600 feet away); Betsey Mix Cowles 1810 - 1876 (about 700 feet away); The Road to Women's Suffrage (about 700 feet away); Charter Oak Triangle (about 700 feet away); Florence Ellinwood Allen (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Painesville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

2. Mathews House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.