{"nrhp_refnum":"73001446","name":"Worthington Manufacturing Company Boardinghouse","other_names":["Philip Herzing House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 Fox Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worthington","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.077371535000054,"lon":-83.02878752999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story brick boardinghouse at 25 Fox Lane in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1812 as barracks for workers of the Worthington Manufacturing Company. A later state inventory and a 1991 correction gave the construction date as 1811-12 and then 1814.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving building of the short-lived Worthington Manufacturing Company complex, founded in 1811 by Colonel James Kilbourne and eastern associates. It is the last visible reminder of an early manufacturing enterprise in the community. Reviewers also noted its interest as an early dormitory or boardinghouse type in Ohio.","narrative":"Built of brick in 1812 on the bank of the Olentangy River, this one-and-a-half-story building at 25 Fox Lane in Worthington housed workers of the Worthington Manufacturing Company. Colonel James Kilbourne, a founder of the town, and several eastern associates formed the stock company in 1811. It produced woolen cloth, leather, shoes, furniture, hats and iron utensils, and did well during the War of 1812 making military gear and saddlery. Postwar recession and cheaper foreign goods ended the business, and the investors lost heavily. The boardinghouse is the only structure left from the original complex. Two front doors reflect its original use, with men living on one side and women on the other. The interior began as two large rooms divided by a central partition, later opened into one living room. Twentieth-century changes include a frame garage, a north wing, replacement windows and white-painted brick. It remains a private residence.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1812)","architect_builder":"Probably supervised by James Kilbourne (state inventory)","architectural_style":"New England Colonial type; state inventory lists Frontier House, Cape Codish","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the form describes the exterior as in very good condition and a restoration program under way. Twentieth-century additions and alterations are noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.748741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001446.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001446/d1153d0fc3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001446/d1153d0fc3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worthington_Manufacturing_Company_Boardinghouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worthington_Manufacturing_Company_Boardinghouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985312","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138338029"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/worthington-manufacturing-company-boardinghouse-73001446/"}