{"nrhp_refnum":"79001857","name":"Hewson-Gutting House","other_names":["Gutting House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"515 Lafayette Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.15491019700005,"lon":-84.52501046499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house with a Mansard roof and central tower at 515 Lafayette Avenue in the Clifton suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1862 for banker John H. Hewson. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is a distinctive example of Second Empire style domestic architecture in Cincinnati, appearing there at an early date soon after the Civil War. It keeps traditional features such as a symmetrical facade and floor plan, marking a transition from classical revival styles. Its varied stone window arches are cited as an example of Victorian eclecticism.","narrative":"Built in 1862 in the Cincinnati suburb of Clifton, this brick house at 515 Lafayette Avenue was constructed for John H. Hewson, a partner in the banking and exchange firm Hewson, White & Co. It rises two stories beneath a Mansard roof with dormers that encloses a full third floor, and a central tower with its own fourth level divides the symmetrical facade. The house was listed because it is a distinctive early example of Second Empire style in Cincinnati domestic architecture, appearing soon after the Civil War. Its central hall plan and balanced front recall earlier classical revival buildings, giving it a restrained, transitional character. The windows show a wide variety of stone arches, some with brackets or incised decoration. A bedroom wing was added in the 1920s, and a rear kitchen and porch were later removed. The nominated area covers the original 4.51 acre lot. The architect or builder is not known.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition, altered by a 1920s east wing and later removal of a rear kitchen and porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.433087-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001857.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001857/800f38569c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001857/800f38569c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hewson-Gutting_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hewson-Gutting_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988977","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewson%E2%80%93Gutting_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5748571"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/hewson-gutting-house-79001857/"}