{"nrhp_refnum":"08001199","name":"King, Ahimaaz, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1720 E. King Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kings Mills","county":"Warren County","state":"OH","lat":39.358516990000055,"lon":-84.24694622699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-12-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house built circa 1885 at 1720 East King Avenue in Kings Mills, Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, on a 65-plus-acre site with a carriage house, sheds and historic landscape features. It was built for Ahimaaz King of the King Powder Company.","why_significant":"The house mixes formal Italianate symmetry with Queen Anne asymmetry and retains many original interior features. It was the first home built in the company town of Kings Mills and is tied to the King Powder Company, which founded the village. The form marks it as significant at the state level.","narrative":"Built around 1885, this two-story brick house at the head of King Avenue in Kings Mills was the first home constructed in a village the King Powder Company created for its workers. Ahimaaz King's house combines the formal symmetry of the Italianate style with the asymmetry of Queen Anne design. It has limestone trim, a low hipped roof with bracketed eaves, a widow's walk, and a deep fieldstone foundation. Inside, original features include Lincrusta-Walton wainscoting, a carved walnut newel post, stained glass with Japanese-influenced Aesthetic Movement designs, and decorative fireplace mantels. The property covers more than 65 acres on high ground above the Little Miami River. A carriage house, an 1890s shed, a cast-iron fountain, a water pump and other landscape features survive near the house. The former powder company works on the hillside were demolished after operations ended. The current function is listed as vacant. The house is significant as a well-preserved example of its period and as a key remnant of the company town's origins.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate; Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant. Some changes have been made, including a replaced main roof in the 1990s and an enclosed solarium added after 1919.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.002699-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08001199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001199/5a9f217590-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001199/5a9f217590-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahimaaz_King_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahimaaz_King_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991875","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138754396"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/warren-county/king-ahimaaz-house-08001199/"}