{"nrhp_refnum":"08000995","name":"Temperance Row Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Vicinity of Park, Grove, Walnut and University Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westerville","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.12443320600005,"lon":-82.93728902299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-10-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A predominantly early 20th century residential historic district of about 11 acres in Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, developed from 1910 by leaders of the Anti-Saloon League of America. It has 43 contributing resources, including 27 houses, a six-unit brick rowhouse and 10 garages.","why_significant":"The neighborhood, known as Temperance Row, is strongly associated with the leading organizers and promoters of the Anti-Saloon League of America between 1910 and 1935. Many contributing homes were built and occupied by league leaders, editors, field agents and publishing staff. The district also holds a concentration of Craftsman-influenced houses, several with local cobblestone details.","narrative":"Temperance Row is an 11-acre residential neighborhood in Westerville, Ohio, bounded by Alum Creek, Otterbein College and Otterbein Cemetery. It began in 1910 when Anti-Saloon League of America General Superintendent Purley Baker built a brick and clapboard bungalow at Park and Grove Streets. Other league leaders, editors, field agents and publishing staff followed, including founder Howard Hyde Russell and publisher Ernest Cherrington, who platted the Elmwood Addition in 1911 and built a six-unit brick rowhouse in 1917. The district has 43 contributing resources, mostly houses and garages from 1910 to 1935. Many follow Craftsman design, with bungalows, American Four Squares and gable-front houses, and several use cobblestones from nearby Alum Creek. A few mid-19th century frame houses predate the league's arrival. Park, Grove and Plum Streets keep their early 1900s brick paving. The neighborhood is significant for its link to the national temperance organization during the period 1910 to 1935.","period_of_significance":"1910-1935","architect_builder":"No architect identified; houses were built by or for Anti-Saloon League members (e.g., Purley Baker, Howard Hyde Russell, Ernest Cherrington). The form says a local records search did not reveal an architect for two Craftsman houses.","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman; Colonial Revival; No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Houses remain mostly residential, with several used by Otterbein College, including as a fraternity house; the district retains early brick paving on Park, Grove and Plum Streets.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.758009-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08000995.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000995/59e43e6d4c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000995/59e43e6d4c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Chaplah","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temperance_Row_Historic_District_2012-09-24_12-55-50.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Chaplah</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temperance_Row_Historic_District_2012-09-24_12-55-50.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988621","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_Row_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7698309"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/temperance-row-historic-district-08000995/"}