Senator Thomas J. Godfrey House in Celina, Ohio. The house is architecturally significant because it is the finest and best preserved example of Victorian Gothic style in northwestern Ohio. The house was two years in planning by Dayton, Ohio architect, Luther Peters, and took two years to construct by local builders. The bricks were made on a nearby farmland. The house was finished being built in 1876. This house has historical significance as the home that was built for and lived in by Senator Thomas Godfrey. Godfrey was born in Darke County on June 6, 1831. He was educated as a teacher and later graduated law school at the University of Cincinnati. He came to Celina in 1857. In 1863, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Mercer County. In 1865 and 1867, he was elected State Senator. In 1881, he was reelected State Senator. Godfrey died November 30, 1906, and was buried at North Grove Cemetery in Celina. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1980. GPS: 40.54848°N, -84.57907°W.
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