{"nrhp_refnum":"08000116","name":"Parkside Apartments","other_names":["Parkside Flats","Ham-1896-02"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3315-3317 Jefferson Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.14102520800003,"lon":-84.51393930599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story frame apartment building at 3315-3317 Jefferson Avenue in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1897 beside Burnet Woods Park. Its design is attributed to Joseph G. Steinkamp, and it was built by Thomas Emery's Sons.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A for its link to Thomas Emery's Sons, Cincinnati's leading apartment developer, and for its role in Clifton's apartment development after annexation to the city in 1896. Under Criterion C, it is a rare wooden Shingle style apartment building in a city where large apartment buildings were mostly brick. No other large Cincinnati apartment building was found to use the style.","narrative":"Parkside Apartments is a two-and-one-half-story frame building on Jefferson Avenue in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood, next to Burnet Woods Park. Built in 1897, it has a limestone foundation, horizontal siding on the first floor, uneven wooden shingles above, and large tiered gable ends with recessed porches. Its design is attributed to architect Joseph G. Steinkamp, and Thomas Emery's Sons, the city's major apartment developer, built it. The building went up soon after Clifton was annexed to Cincinnati in 1896, when streetcar lines and improved services made the area attractive for apartment living. It originally held twenty-three units and now holds twenty-five. The exterior has changed little, and the central stairwell, hall trim and door surrounds survive inside. It was listed for its association with the Emery firm's role in Clifton's development and for its Shingle style design, which the nomination describes as unique among large Cincinnati apartment buildings, most of which were brick.","period_of_significance":"1897-1956","architect_builder":"Architect: attributed to Joseph G. Steinkamp; Builder: Thomas Emery's Sons","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century: Shingle Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as multiple dwellings; the units were recently rehabilitated for condominium resale, and the exterior is largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.852128-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08000116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000116/33b3e26781-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000116/33b3e26781-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parkside_Apartments_in_Cincinnati.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parkside_Apartments_in_Cincinnati.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989053","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138349206"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/parkside-apartments-08000116/"}