{"nrhp_refnum":"76001441","name":"Wallace, Charlton, House","other_names":["The Baumgartner Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2563 Hackberry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.12693619400005,"lon":-84.47671540299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-01-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, T-shaped brick and stone house at 2563 Hackberry Street in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built between 1840 and 1849 by an order of French monks.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a unique example of early residential architecture that mixes functional severity with French provincial elements. It is described as the oldest house in Walnut Hills, an early Cincinnati suburb. It also served as the parish house and earliest school for St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.","narrative":"Built between 1840 and 1849, this two-story house on Hackberry Street in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, was constructed by an order of French monks. Its T-shaped plan combines a brick projecting wing with a main block whose first floor is uncoursed stone. The most distinctive feature is a pair of tall rounded-arch french doors with tinted glass on the second floor, opening onto a balcony with ornate wrought iron that the monks reportedly brought from New Orleans. Hand-made bricks and a plain, austere look reflect the monastic builders, while the French-inspired details add a romantic note. The house is described as the oldest in Walnut Hills. In 1849 it became the parish house for St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, built next door in 1850-51, and it also served as the church's earliest school. The church sold the property to private owners in 1926. A room beneath a rear porch is believed to have been used for Underground Railroad traffic.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1840-49)","architect_builder":"Unknown; built by an order of French monks","architectural_style":"French provincial elements (no formal style classification given)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; altered, with the window shutters removed. The original brick wall still surrounds the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.30601-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001441.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001441/810e91f93d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001441/810e91f93d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlton_Wallace_House_%E2%80%94_Cincinnati.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlton_Wallace_House_%E2%80%94_Cincinnati.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988887","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Wallace_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5086342"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/wallace-charlton-house-76001441/"}