{"nrhp_refnum":"76001506","name":"Inselruhe","other_names":["Miller, Frank, House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Put-in-Bay at jct. of Bayview Ave. and Chapman Rd. on South Bass Island","address_restricted":false,"city":"Put-in-Bay","county":"Ottawa County","state":"OH","lat":41.65701874900003,"lon":-82.80955678499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Inselruhe is a 2-1/2 story board-and-batten summer residence on South Bass Island, northeast of Put-in-Bay, Ohio, built in 1875 for James B. Monroe. It was designed by James Young of Toledo and built by George E. Gascoyne, and the complex includes a laundry house, boathouse and dock, and a neighboring cottage.","why_significant":"The nomination calls Inselruhe an outstanding example of steamboat Gothic architecture in Ohio. The residence, laundry house and cottage are typical of summer homes built by wealthy Ohioans, and the setting is little changed from 1875. It is also noted as the home of John J. Hunker, a naval commander in the Spanish-American War.","narrative":"Inselruhe is a large frame summer house on South Bass Island, northeast of Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Built in 1875 for Toledo railroad magnate James B. Monroe, it was designed by James Young of Toledo and built by George E. Gascoyne. The 2-1/2 story building has board-and-batten siding, a three-story octagonal tower, wraparound porches with chamfered columns, carved brackets, and a flattened hip roof with wood cresting. Inside are ten rooms, a wine cellar and original woodwork, plus a gilt Chinese dado added in 1885. A 260-foot dock and boathouse, a laundry building now used as a guest cottage, and a nearby cottage complete the group. The property is cited as an outstanding example of steamboat Gothic design and as a typical summer retreat of wealthy Ohioans. Monroe's son-in-law, Rear Admiral John J. Hunker, who organized transport fleets during the Spanish-American War, later lived here and died at the house in 1916.","period_of_significance":"1875","architect_builder":"James Young (architect, of Toledo); George E. Gascoyne (builder)","architectural_style":"Steamboat Gothic (also described as Italianate with Second Empire elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and still used as a summer home; the dock and boathouse have been restored.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.710073-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001506.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001506/59de211ab6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001506/59de211ab6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inselruhe_front_vertical.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inselruhe_front_vertical.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990807","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138646652"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ottawa-county/inselruhe-76001506/"}