The Doan House is a historic residence in the city of Wilmington, Ohio. The Doan House was constructed in 1840, as the home of James Wilson, who with his wife Eleanor, was the superintendent of the Clinton County Infirmary from 1836 until 1840. In 1869, the property was purchased by Azariah Doan, a prominent Wilmington lawyer and Civil War veteran. During the time that the Doans owned the house, they modernized it by adding numerous Italianate features to the original Federal-style components. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he volunteered for military service and was appointed an officer of the 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was the colonel during the final year of the war. Upon the conclusion of the war, Doan returned to his native city, where within months he ran successfully as a Republican for the Ohio Senate; following two years of service in Columbus, he returned home and practiced law privately until election as a common pleas court judge in 1875. Builder - James Wilson. Architectural style-Italianate/Federal. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1979. GPS: 39.44479°N, -83.81471°W.
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