{"nrhp_refnum":"78002077","name":"Hoffner Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Bluerock, Moline Court, Langland, and Hamilton Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.160530444000074,"lon":-84.53939468299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-acre historic district in the Cumminsville (Northside) area of Cincinnati, Ohio, bounded by Hamilton Avenue, Moline Court, Langland Avenue and Blue Rock. It contains the Hoffner Lodge, adjacent commercial buildings, a former freight depot and a row of residences, mostly dating from 1873-1900.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the lodge, commercial buildings, old freight depot and residences together form a compact picture of late nineteenth century urban life. The area is described as architecturally homogeneous and without intrusion. The district also reflects the history of Cumminsville and the Hoffner estate.","narrative":"This five-acre district in Cincinnati's Cumminsville neighborhood gathers a lodge, shops, a former railroad freight depot and a row of houses around Hamilton Avenue, Moline Court, Langland Avenue and Blue Rock. The three-story brick Hoffner Lodge, built in 1885 on land donated by Jacob Hoffner, is a well preserved Italianate building with stone trim, paired windows, a projecting central bay and a tower that once carried a belfry. A post office has occupied its first floor since early in its history. Behind it stand six two-story residences in a German-influenced style, and beyond them the lumber company building, originally a Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad freight station built between 1880 and 1890. The nomination values the group as a nearly intact, unintruded example of late nineteenth century commercial and residential life, with a period of significance of 1873 to 1900.","period_of_significance":"1873-1900","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Italianate (Hoffner Lodge); German-influenced late 19th century residential and commercial styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked good and original site. The former freight depot was restored in 1972 for lumber company use, the post office occupies the lodge's first floor, and a gas station at the southwest corner is noted as vacant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.380676-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002077.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002077/c7182beead-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002077/c7182beead-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoffner_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoffner_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989019","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffner_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716453"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/hoffner-historic-district-78002077/"}