{"nrhp_refnum":"80003030","name":"Waterstreet Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Shawnee Creek, S. Detroit, S. Church and W. 2nd Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Xenia","county":"Greene County","state":"OH","lat":39.68284415550005,"lon":-83.93151166348278,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A primarily residential historic district of about 25 acres in southwest Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, roughly bounded by Shawnee Creek, S. Detroit, S. Church and W. 2nd Streets. It holds mid- and late-19th and early-20th century buildings, with thirteen pivotal structures.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant for its well-preserved range of architectural styles, from Federal to Queen Anne, which illustrate the tastes of Xenia's nineteenth-century middle class. It was developed by prominent businessmen, professionals, entrepreneurs and manufacturers who contributed to the city's socio-economic success.","narrative":"Southwest Xenia holds a tree-shaded residential neighborhood of about 25 acres, where houses from the middle and late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century stand close together. Queen Anne, Italianate and Eastlake designs dominate, with fewer Federal and Greek Revival buildings, plus cottages and vernacular homes. Iron fences, gates and hitching posts survive. Thirteen pivotal buildings are described, among them the Baldwin House, the Nesbitt House with its restored Eastlake porch, the High Victorian Italianate Darlington House, the Fetz Brothers Grocery and the Thornhill Furniture building, a former sawmill and planing mill. The area was developed by Xenia's prominent middle-class businessmen, professionals and manufacturers, and its architecture reflects their tastes. The 1974 tornado passed beside the western boundary and destroyed many structures, leaving large vacant lots, especially near West Street and Cincinnati Avenue. A few modern buildings, including an elderly high-rise apartment complex, intrude on the historic character.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, with 1900- also marked","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Italianate, Eastlake, Federal, Greek Revival, with cottages, eclectic and vernacular buildings","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked good and altered. The 1974 tornado destroyed many buildings, leaving vacant lots, and surviving homes were repaired. Some modern intrusions exist, including an apartment high-rise.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.51536-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003030.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"14000590","name":"Downtown Xenia Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-xenia-historic-district-14000590/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988714","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/greene-county/waterstreet-historic-district-80003030/"}