Snow House

41 W. New England Ave.

Images: (1) Snow House; (2) Parlor Interior c. 1900

The Snow House was first built as a residence for Asa Gillet who operated a tannery in conjunction with the Worthington Manufacturing Company. The house was likely built by Arora Buttles. In May 1817 Gillet moved to a farm north of town and sold the home and business to James Kilbourn. Three months later Kilbourn sold it to John Snow for $1800.

Notable features of the house are the center hall staircase of black walnut, unpeeled log joints in the basement and a back wing added during the Civil War.

John Snow was a merchant from Providence, Rhode Island who came to Worthington in 1817 at the age of 37. His most important contribution to Worthington was his Masonic activity. Son George Snow was a physician in Worthington.

The house was lived in by the Snow descendants until 1939. It then housed an antique store for several years, and was restored in 1985 as suites for the Worthington Inn. In the 2010s the home was converted to a single occupancy home with retail space on the first floor.

The original 35’ x 20’ Snow home remains an excellent vernacular interpretation of the Federal style in Ohio.