{"nrhp_refnum":"78002065","name":"Jones, W. H., Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"731 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.964148874000045,"lon":-82.98082801699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-10-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story pressed red brick mansion at 731 E. Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built circa 1889 for W.H. Jones, with a rear carriage house.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of late Nineteenth Century residential architecture in Columbus. It is described as one of the most opulent homes remaining from the period when Broad Street was lined with the city's finest homes. Jones, owner of the Jones Dry Goods Store, built it in 1889 and lived there until 1923.","narrative":"Built circa 1889 at 731 E. Broad Street in Columbus, this eclectic mansion was the home of W.H. Jones, owner of the Jones Dry Goods Store, who lived there until 1923. It is built of pressed red brick on a high ashlar stone foundation, with irregular massing, a high hipped slate roof, steep gables, and a circular tower at the northwest corner. A porch with paired columns and heavily carved double doors marks the northeast corner. Stone carvings of plant and animal motifs, scrolled ironwork, finials, corbelled chimneys, and some original leaded or stained glass decorate the building. Inside, the notable feature is a heavily carved S-curved staircase. A two-story carriage house stands behind. Broad Street was once a tree-lined avenue of the city's finest homes, but many were later demolished for offices, apartments, gas stations, and fast food restaurants. The Jones Mansion is considered one of the most opulent survivors of that period. The family kept it until recently, and it was used commercially before sale to a preservation-minded buyer.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1889)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic late Nineteenth Century domestic architecture (reviewer notes call it Queen Anne mode)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form notes the property remained in the Jones family until recently, was used for commercial purposes, and was recently sold to an individual interested in its preservation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.473447-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002065.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002065/548de1c340-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002065/548de1c340-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbus_ohio_wh_jones_mansion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbus_ohio_wh_jones_mansion.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78002063","name":"Columbus Near East Side District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/columbus-near-east-side-district-78002063/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988414","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.H._Jones_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28153512"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/jones-w-h-mansion-78002065/"}