Note
Status: Record Updated
Street Address: 8353 Mentor Avenue
City: Mentor
Original Owner: Nathan Corning
LCHS ID #: 2
Year Built: 1830
Builder: Jonathan Goldsmith
Architectural Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Jonathan Goldsmith
Applicant Name: Percy W. White
Photo Credit: Plain Dealer
Description and Notes: The house was built in 1830 by architect Jonathan Goldsmith for Nathan Corning's daughter, Mary Corning. Nathan Corning was the first mayor of Mentor. The house has had numerous inhabitants over the years, including Mrs. A.J. Ingersoll who remembers the Garfield boys assisting with a barn fire. The house was listed on the NRHP.
The Greek Revival two and a half story house has a central section with two one and a half story, symetrical wings. The central section of the house is a front facing gable, with six over six double hung windows with an offset front door with pilasters and sidelites. The pediment has a simple cornice with a centrally placed elliptical window. The side wings have a recessed porch supported by Doric columns. The second story of the wings has a casement window.