{"nrhp_refnum":"74001522","name":"Becker House","other_names":["Burgoyne House","Rheinbolt Hill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"179 W. Crescentville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springdale","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.302031750000026,"lon":-84.47461246599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-07-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame house at 179 West Crescentville Road, near Springdale in Hamilton County, Ohio. The original section was built in 1830 by Joseph Hough, and a large rear addition followed around 1879.","why_significant":"The nomination argues for both historic and architectural significance. Judge John Burgoyne Sr., a figure in Cincinnati law and politics, lived there from 1860 to 1864. The house typifies a mid-nineteenth century rural homestead and keeps a strong rural character amid a developing industrial area.","narrative":"Perched on a small, landscaped hill near Springdale, this large frame house began in 1830 as a square, two-story dwelling built by Joseph Hough on a 63-acre tract. It has a low hip roof, small dormers, two-over-two windows and a one-story porch with six double posts on each side and a bracketed cornice. Around 1879 a larger L-shaped addition was attached to the rear, probably by Rudolph Rheinbolt, after whom the place was called Rheinbolt Hill. Judge John Burgoyne Sr., a known figure in Cincinnati law and politics, lived there from 1860 to 1864. He is credited with being the first on the Court of Common Pleas bench in Cincinnati to pronounce the Fugitive Slave law unconstitutional. The house was recognized for its history and as an example of a mid-nineteenth century rural homestead. It remained in excellent condition, though planned road widening threatened it at the time of listing.","period_of_significance":"1830-1879","architect_builder":"Joseph Hough (original section, 1830)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and used as a private residence; the form says it is threatened by the planned widening of Crescentville Road.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.050931-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001522.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001522/0937418bfe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001522/0937418bfe-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Becker_House_in_Springdale.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Becker_House_in_Springdale.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989013","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4878663"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/becker-house-74001522/"}