Jeremiah Reeves House and Carriage House, Dover, OH, listed on the NRHP in Ohio
The Jeremiah Reeves House and Carriage House is a large residential building with Renaissance Revival and Italianate architecture in Dover, Ohio. The main structure features a white exterior with bay windows, turrets, and columns, while the carriage house on the grounds has a storybook appearance with its own small turret.
The building originated as a farmhouse in 1870 and was fundamentally remodeled beginning in 1898 by Jeremiah E. Reeves, a banker and industrialist. The renovation completed in 1901 created an elegant Italianate mansion that reflected the owner's economic ambitions.
The house reflects how successful families in Ohio displayed their status through grand homes and refined interiors around 1900. The spacious rooms, high ceilings, and decorative details show the taste and lifestyle of that prosperous period.
The complex sits on a hill overlooking nearby mills and the river, and is visible from Iron Avenue. Visitors can explore both the main house and carriage house structures to understand how wealthy families lived around 1900.
During modernization in the 1940s, many original features were painted over or removed, but the historical society found valuable furniture, woodwork, and textiles safely stored inside the house and carriage house. These rediscovered treasures allowed the site to be restored to its early 1900s grandeur.
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