{"nrhp_refnum":"79002898","name":"Wilcox, James, House","other_names":["James Harvey House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7590 Rings Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amlin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.07519484900007,"lon":-83.19735403699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Victorian Italianate dwelling at 7590 Rings Road near Amlin, in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, dated to about 1875 and reportedly built for one of James Wilcox's sons.","why_significant":"The inventory sheet presents the house as a simple Victorian Italianate farmhouse tied to the Wilcox family, early farmers in the township. It is described as similar to a neighboring, more elaborate house (F-62) but plainer. No separate significance statement is given beyond this comparison.","narrative":"This two-story brick house at 7590 Rings Road, at the corner of Houchard Road near Amlin in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, dates to roughly 1875. It was reportedly built for one of the sons of James Wilcox, part of a farming family associated with the township's early settlement. The house is a simple example of Victorian Italianate design, with common brick walls on a coursed limestone foundation, a slate hip roof, and a plain wall treatment. The front has four bays and the side has three, and the plan is irregular. A limestone water table and keystone treatment over the front windows are notable features. The house resembles a nearby, more elaborate Wilcox property but lacks hood moulds over the windows. It has served as a dwelling throughout its history, and the exterior is in good condition. A well-kept barn, outbuildings and a large corner lawn complete the setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Italianate (simple)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good on the exterior; used as a dwelling, with a well-kept barn and outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.400722-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002898.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002898/647c6c3ff9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002898/647c6c3ff9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Wilcox_House_%E2%80%94_Franklin_County,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Wilcox_House_%E2%80%94_Franklin_County,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985164","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137803718"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/wilcox-james-house-79002898/"}