The main building is 64 feet by 44, two Stories high, with a Wing cornering on each end a story and a half high, there are cellars under the whole of both wings. The 1st story of the main house is divided into 7 appartments, the centre occupied as a Drawing room 24 feet back by 20 feet front a fire place in the east partition wall, the outside door in front large & folding with sash and glass lights on each side, back of this room is a hall 16 by 20 feet with a fire place in the east partition wall, on the oposite is a plain open Newel stair case, 2 closets, one on each side, in one a circular cupboard turning into the drawing room, and the other closet under the stairs, there is a door out of the hall opening to a back porch extending across the main building between the wings. The roof of the porch is supported by turned pillars and the floor laid with flag stones, both apartments finished with surbase and wash boards, the doors and of the whole house, Jams and with pannel work, plain Chimney pieces the walls plaistered and handsomely papered, the wooden work and ceiling painted, at each side of the aforesaid rooms are stone partitions 2 feet thick extending across the building, in those partitions the chimenies are carried up, at the West end in front is a Dineing room 18 by 24 feet back with a fire place, finished in the same style of the drawing room, except the walls and ceiling are plaistered and painted, back of the dineing room is a family room 16 by 18 feet, with a fire place, a circular cupboard turning into the dineing room, On the east side of the centre appartments are 3 rooms with fire places in each, occupied as bed rooms, the front room is 18 feet by 11 back the walls plaistered & paper’d and ceiling painted, next room is 18 feet by 17 1/3 feet back the wooden work finished and painted as former rooms, the walls and ceiling plaistered without painting back room opening into the hall and east wing 18 feet by 11 the wooden work finished in the same style of the former rooms, the walls plaistered and paper’d and the ceiling plaistered and painted. The east Wing is divided into 2 rooms and a passage of 6 feet across the main building, in the passage is an open Newel stair case, partition walls and ceiling plaistered and the wooden work painted, next a room 17 feet back by 20 feet 10 Inches, a fireplace in the centre of the partition, from the fire place one side is shelved for books with glass slides in front, the walls plaisterd and paper’d and the ceiling plaistered and painted, occupied as a library, back of which is a room 11 feet by 20 feet 10 with a fire place plain chimney piece surbase and wash board the walls and ceiling plaistered occupied as a bed room, West Wing is divided into 2 rooms and a pantry of 6 feet wide across next the main building except a passage from the kitchen to the family room, in the Pantry is a stair case descending to the cellar, the Pantry is divided from the kitchen by a wooden partition the Kitchen is 18 feet back by 20 feet 10 with a large fire place and oven, the hearth laid with flags and brick under the fire, extends across the building and projects 4 feet in front of the Jams, the Walls and ceiling plaistered and the wooden work painted, back is a room same size of the one back of the library occupied as a lodging room for servants, there is a covered porch along the west wing on the west side the floor of which is laid with flags The 2nd story of the Main house is divided into 7 rooms and 2 passages, one passage at the head of the stair case from the hall, 12 feet wide, there is a room in front above the drawing room about 20 feet square with a fire place and finished in the same style of the drawing room. On the West side of the Passage are 2 rooms with fire places in each about the same size of the rooms immediately under them, finished in the same style except the walls and ceiling are only plaistered. On the East side of the stair passage is a closet and appartment of about 8 feet 6 by 16 feet in which is erected a Step ladder leading to the Garret from which is another ladder to a platform [in] the centre of the roof by a trap door, at the east end of the house is a passage of 4 ½ feet leading from the stair case in the east wing to a room in front 18 by 20 feet and a back room of about 14 by 16 feet, fire places in each and finished in the same style of the other rooms, except the plaister is not painted, there are fenders to every fire place occupied except the kitchen, all the rooms in the 2nd Story is occupied as bed rooms, the wings are plaisterd and ceiled above the 1st story and divided into lumber rooms.

The outer Walls are 22 Inches thick, the floors are of blue ash and oak, Doors pannelled, Window glass about 24 Inches each light in length, Venetian shutters to all the windows except the upper ones of the wings, the roofs of the main house wings and porches are of joint shingles painted, about 20 feet from the west wing is a one story brick Wash house, 16 by 22 feet back with a fireplace and brick partition divideing a small lumber room off the west end of this building floored with flag stones, the roof covered with lap shingles and extending to the porch under which is the pump of water, about 4 feet further south west of the Wash house is a one story stone smoke house, the north side of the roof descends to cover a small frame for the purpose of keeping dry fewel, on the south side is a Stone ash house 6 by 7 feet the roof flat and stone wall of the smoke house forming one side and extending between 4 & 5 feet above the roof of the ash house, from which there can be no danger as the blaze from the roof (if it were to take fire) would not ascend to the roof of the smoke house, and sparks could not reach any part of the other buildings.

There is a good pump of water between the kitchen and Wash house and several springs at the distance of about 100 yards from the building with a very easy ascent from them to the buildings, there is a fire engine hooks & ladders and a well regulated fire company in Chillicothe.

Insurance is wanted on $6,000 against fire for one year on the aforesaid buildings the whole value of the same being $10,000.

There are no surrounding buildings from which there can be any danger from fire. At this time there is a small frame stable and hen house, which are to be removed before the building is insured. The Barn and Stables are situated in a deep hollow the nearest part at the distance of about 150 yards from the Insured building, and the top of the roof being lower than the foundation of the aforesaid buildings.

I do certify the foregoing to be a true survey or description of Thos. Worthington Esqrs. Dwelling house, and also of the surrounding buildings within one hundred feet thereof. Witness my hand at the Town of Portsmouth in the County of Scioto & State of Ohio this 24th day of September 1821. (signed) John Peebles Agent for the Insurance Co. of North America [To] John Innskeep Esquire President of the Insurance Co. of North America Philadelphia