Silas Ferrell House
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Silas Ferrell House | |
 Front of the house, with a slight bit of the western side visible to left | |
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| Location | 25 E. Main St., Shiloh, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°58′1″N 82°35′57″W / 40.96694°N 82.59917°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002146[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1987 |
The Silas Ferrell House is a historic residence in the village of Shiloh, Ohio, United States. Built in the closing decades of the nineteenth century as the home of a wealthy businessman, the house exemplifies the economic prosperity of 1880s Shiloh. Its distinctive architecture has qualified it for designation as a historic site.
Shiloh was platted in September 1852 around a rural station of the Sandusky and Mansfield Railroad at a three-way junction with the Cleveland and Columbus Railroad and with the road between the cities of Tiffin and Wooster. Originally named "Salem Station" because of its location near the short-lived village of Salem, it was given its present name in 1862, soon after the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War. By the end of the century, Shiloh was a flourishing locality: with the presence of the railroads, the village's commerce grew to the point that parts of the business district were three stories tall. Further contributing to local prosperity was the presence of natural gas deposits, which were sufficient to supply all local needs while leaving some for export to surrounding communities.[2] Within such an environment was the Silas Ferrell House constructed in 1880. Ferrell was a well-to-do village merchant: he owned the general store and a factory that produced agricultural equipment, and he had a share in the operation of Shiloh's grain elevator.[3] Since Ferrell's day, his house has not always been used as a residence; for a time, it was the location of the McQuate Funeral Home.[1]
