{"nrhp_refnum":"79002700","name":"Bates Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3819 Eastern Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.11125918400006,"lon":-84.43541235099997,"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 residence at 3819 Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built around 1865 in the Transitional style. It is part of the Columbia-Tusculum multiple resource area.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as one of the oldest buildings along Eastern Avenue. It is also called an excellent example of Transitional architecture, with a symmetrical facade and a notable beveled porch with carved patterns.","narrative":"Built around 1865, this two-story frame house at 3819 Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati is among the oldest buildings along the street. It has a symmetrical three-bay facade, a gabled roof covered in shingles, and about 1,040 square feet of space. Its most distinctive feature is a beveled porch decorated with intricate carved patterns, which may have been added soon after the house was built. The east side of the house has an unusual projection containing a small oval window, and the other windows are two-over-two. The house sits about 25 feet from a busy road, beside other residential buildings. It was recorded in a Columbia-Tusculum survey and recognized as an excellent example of Transitional architecture. It was first built as a residence and is still used that way, with its exterior reported in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"c. 1865","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent exterior condition and still used as a residence; visible from a public road.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.227818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002700.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002700/498b72c671-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002700/498b72c671-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BatesBuilding.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:BatesBuilding.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985450","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4868794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/bates-building-79002700/"}