{"nrhp_refnum":"76001426","name":"Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V., House","other_names":["Captain Edward V. \"Eddie\" Rickenbacker Boyhood Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1334 E. Livingston Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.94959958600003,"lon":-82.96226457199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-11","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-05-11","areas_of_significance":["Military","Transportation","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A simple 1½-story, L-shaped, gable-roofed frame house at 1334 East Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, begun around 1893-95 by William Rickenbacher, father of Eddie Rickenbacker.","why_significant":"It is the boyhood home of Captain Edward V. \"Eddie\" Rickenbacker, World War I \"American Ace of Aces,\" race car driver and later head of Eastern Air Lines. Of several surviving structures linked to him, the nomination argues this one represents him best. He grew up here, developed his interest in automobiles and airplanes, and lived here officially until 1922.","narrative":"Eddie Rickenbacker's boyhood home at 1334 East Livingston Avenue in Columbus began around 1893-95, when his father William built the first part of a modest 1½-story, L-shaped house with a gable roof. Rickenbacker later recalled two downstairs rooms and two attic rooms; around 1900 he helped add a room and a half and dig a cellar. The frame south section and brick ell have since been covered with green shingle siding, added about 1960, while the imbricated roof shingles, wooden quoins and one-over-one windows appear largely original. A small shed to the north may have been the site of his first mechanical experiments. The house matters because of the man who grew up in it. Rickenbacker became a leading race car driver, America's \"Ace of Aces\" with 26 victories in World War I, and later owner of Eastern Air Lines. He paid off the mortgage and lived here officially until his 1922 marriage. The family kept the house until about 1960.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1893-95-ca. 1925","architect_builder":"William Rickenbacher","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"At the time of nomination (1975) the house was rented to an employee of the owner, who intended to sell it; the nomination noted it might be in danger of demolition. The neighborhood was described as deteriorating, and the shed was in poor condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.359461-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001426_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001426/32def5e5ef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001426/32def5e5ef-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ɱ","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_Edward_V._Rickenbacker_House_02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ɱ</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_Edward_V._Rickenbacker_House_02.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986477","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Edward_V._Rickenbacker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5036628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/rickenbacker-capt-edward-v-house-76001426/"}