{"nrhp_refnum":"72001022","name":"Probasco, Henry, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"430 W. Cliff Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.15817407800006,"lon":-84.52385459299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-11-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Romanesque-style limestone and sandstone house at 430 West Cliff Lane in the Clifton area of Cincinnati, Ohio, built about 1859-1866 for Henry Probasco on a hilltop overlooking the Mill Creek Valley.","why_significant":"Built for one of the seven Barons of Clifton, the house established an architectural vocabulary in Cincinnati that was used in other distinguished homes for the rest of the nineteenth century. It is also tied to Henry Probasco, who later donated the Tyler Davidson Fountain. It is a prominent Clifton landmark visible from the surrounding hills.","narrative":"Overlooking the Mill Creek Valley from the edge of a hill in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood, this Romanesque house of limestone and sandstone was built between about 1859 and 1866 for Henry Probasco. It is L-shaped and organized around a round four-story tower holding the main staircase and topped by an octagonal cupola. Inside are a great hall with cedar, white pine and oak finishes, a drawing room with a curved bay, a library with red cedar paneling and a frescoed ceiling, and bedrooms with carved marble fireplaces. The architect is thought to have been William Tinsley, and the wood carving is credited to Benn Pitman. Probasco, a hardware partner who later donated the Tyler Davidson Fountain, was one of the seven Barons of Clifton. The house set an architectural pattern followed in other notable Cincinnati homes through the rest of the century, and it remains a visible landmark from the surrounding hills.","period_of_significance":"1859-1866","architect_builder":"Architect thought to be William Tinsley; frescoes believed by Francis Pedretti; wood carving by Benn Pitman","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, unaltered, on its original site; occupied as a private residence, with preservation work in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.207669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/72001022.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001022/c920d21332-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001022/c920d21332-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Probasco_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Probasco_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988971","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Probasco_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5727250"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/probasco-henry-house-72001022/"}