Mungen Homestead

The image depicts an old, sepia-toned photograph of a two-story house with a rustic and somewhat worn appearance. The house is surrounded by tall trees and overgrown foliage which partially obscure its wooden façade. Its architecture is simple, featuring a porch supported by modest pillars and bordered by what appears to be a small garden of bushes and plants. The windows are dark and indistinct, suggesting perhaps that the house is vacant or the photograph was taken in a way that limits visibility inside. The roof is pitched, and there's a chimney visible on one side. The front of the house faces a sidewalk made of brick or stone, and the street in the foreground is empty, adding to the quiet and solitary ambiance of the setting. It evokes a peaceful yet slightly melancholic feeling, perhaps reflecting a moment frozen in time.

The image depicts an old, sepia-toned photograph of a two-story house with a rustic and somewhat worn appearance. The house is surrounded by tall trees and overgrown foliage which partially obscure its wooden façade. Its architecture is simple, featuring a porch supported by modest pillars and bordered by what appears to be a small garden of bushes and plants. The windows are dark and indistinct, suggesting perhaps that the house is vacant or the photograph was taken in a way that limits visibility inside. The roof is pitched, and there's a chimney visible on one side. The front of the house faces a sidewalk made of brick or stone, and the street in the foreground is empty, adding to the quiet and solitary ambiance of the setting. It evokes a peaceful yet slightly melancholic feeling, perhaps reflecting a moment frozen in time.

Name/Title

Mungen Homestead

Entry/Object ID

2025.011.16

Description

Photograph of the William Mungen home in Findlay, Ohio. Located at 610 South Main Street block William Mungen purchased lot 186 ad part of lot 187 in the Vance & Cory addition on February 15, 1858 from M. C. Whitely for $1,200. Mr. Mungen built a house here and occupied it until 1877. The building remained standing until 1886.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

William Mungen

Subject Place

Neighborhood

South Main Street

City

Findlay

County

Hancock County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Civil War, William Mungen, South Main Street

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects