{"nrhp_refnum":"73001533","name":"Kinney, Aaron, House","other_names":["House of 1810"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Waller St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth","county":"Scioto County","state":"OH","lat":38.74751210900007,"lon":-82.98850941099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Federal-style residence built in 1810 on Waller Street in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, by Aaron Kinney, also known as the House of 1810.","why_significant":"The house is reputedly the oldest dwelling still standing in Portsmouth and is described as an important symbol of the community's early history. It was the permanent home of Aaron Kinney, who founded Portsmouth's first tannery and became the township's leading landowner.","narrative":"Built in 1810 on Waller Street in Portsmouth, Ohio, this brick house served as the permanent home of Aaron Kinney, a Pennsylvania native who arrived in 1804. Kinney began by selling hides, then founded Portsmouth's first tannery and became the township's leading landowner, holding 280 acres by 1820. The house began as a simple rectangular two-story Federal-style building. A rear addition and a columned portico, reputedly from about 1840, were added later, and the front entrance was moved to the portico side. Walls are 14 inches thick and decorated with a diagonal brick frieze, and most interior mantels and chair rails survive. The Kinney family owned the house until 1960, when the Scioto County Historical Society acquired it for restoration and public appreciation. It is reputedly the oldest dwelling still standing in Portsmouth, which is why it is valued as a symbol of the city's early history.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1810)","architect_builder":"Aaron Kinney (original owner and builder)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated fair; exterior largely original and structurally sound, interior in poorer condition with no restoration yet. Owned by the county historical society, with preservation work in progress, and later slated to continue housing a museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.062148-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001533.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001533/cc6ae38fef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001533/cc6ae38fef-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Don O'Brien","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Aaron_Kinney_House%22_aka_%22House_of_1810%22.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Don O'Brien</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Aaron_Kinney_House%22_aka_%22House_of_1810%22.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991269","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116169353"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/scioto-county/kinney-aaron-house-73001533/"}