{"nrhp_refnum":"73001456","name":"Cox, George B., House","other_names":["Parkview","Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Brookline and Jefferson Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.142535063000025,"lon":-84.51503155099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story smooth sandstone house with a 3½-story circular tower at Brookline and Jefferson Avenues in Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1894 for political boss George B. Cox and known as \"Parkview.\" A state inventory sheet attributes the design to Samuel Hannaford and Sons.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the house to George B. Cox (1853-1916), the Republican political \"Boss\" of Cincinnati, and notes his business interests, including control of the World Film Corporation. It is also cited for its architecture and as a visual gateway to an historically important Clifton neighborhood.","narrative":"Built in 1894 at Brookline and Jefferson Avenues in Cincinnati's Clifton area, this sandstone residence was home to George B. Cox, the political boss who dominated the city's Republican machine. The house rises 2½ stories above a rock-faced stone foundation, with a 3½-story circular tower, slate roof, curved wraparound porch, and a porte-cochère with a large stained glass window above it. Inside, a hand-carved staircase, tiled fireplaces, mirrors and built-in carved furniture survive. A state inventory names Samuel Hannaford and Sons as designers and describes the style as Chateauesque. Cox began work as a boy, won a City Council seat in 1877, and built a political organization that held power until after his death in 1916. He also controlled the World Film Corporation. Mrs. Cox lived in the house until 1943, and a Catholic agency later used it as a home for unwed mothers. The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity has owned it since 1947. The house also marks the entrance to a historic Clifton neighborhood.","period_of_significance":"1894","architect_builder":"Samuel Hannaford and Sons (architect); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Chateauesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used since 1947 as a meeting house and residence by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity; condition listed as fair on the nomination form and good on the later state inventory.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.034472-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001456.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001456/3df6b647d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001456/3df6b647d9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GeorgeBCoxHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)</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:GeorgeBCoxHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985482","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Cox_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5536540"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/cox-george-b-house-73001456/"}