{"nrhp_refnum":"79002693","name":"Decker, Stephen, Rowhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"531-541 Tusculum Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.11553951800005,"lon":-84.43340674599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Victorian rowhouse of six residences at 531-541 Tusculum Avenue in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, dated to about 1889, built on a hillside lot.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as an outstanding rowhouse distinguished by projecting gabled pavilions with spindle supports, shingled gable ends and arched Gothic arcade panels. It also records that the land was originally owned by Nicholas Longworth, whose Tusculum subdivision was surveyed in 1869. It was included as part of the Columbia Tusculum multiple resource area.","narrative":"This two-story frame rowhouse at 531-541 Tusculum Avenue in Cincinnati contains six residences and dates to about 1889. Built in Victorian style on a hillside lot, it rests on a cut ashlar foundation and is covered with clapboard siding under gable roofs of tar paper. Its most notable feature is a set of projecting pavilions with gabled ends, supported by spindles attached to beveled corners. Low roofs between the pavilions shelter recessed entrances, and the windows are one-over-one. The gable ends are shingled, while the side facades show arched Gothic panels arranged like an arcade. A Victorian circle motif enclosed in a square appears throughout the building. The land was originally owned by Nicholas Longworth, and his Tusculum subdivision was surveyed in 1869. The rowhouse sits near Alms Park among other late nineteenth century houses, and its exterior remains in excellent condition. It is still used as multi-family housing and is part of the Columbia Tusculum area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior condition is listed as excellent; present use is multi-family residence, with no alterations noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.316469-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002693.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002693/7c1f416a81-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002693/7c1f416a81-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StephenDeckerRowhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StephenDeckerRowhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985436","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decker_Rowhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7609053"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/decker-stephen-rowhouse-79002693/"}