{"nrhp_refnum":"80003047","name":"Domhoff Buildings","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4201-4203 Hamilton Ave. and 1604-1614 Chase Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.162693561000026,"lon":-84.53943502499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two adjacent four-story brick commercial and apartment buildings at 4201-03 Hamilton Avenue and 1604-14 Chase Avenue in the Northside area of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built in 1893 to designs by W.W. Franklin.","why_significant":"The buildings are presented as fine examples of late nineteenth century Victorian architecture, transitional between the Italianate and Queen Anne styles. They are tied to Cincinnati pig iron industrialist Charles Henry Domhoff and were designed by W.W. Franklin, described as an obscure but important Cincinnati architect. Their design integrity and corner location make them important to the neighborhood's nineteenth century streetscape.","narrative":"Two four-story brick buildings stand at the commercial corner of Hamilton and Chase Avenues in Cincinnati's Northside. Built in 1893 to designs by architect W.W. Franklin, they were laid out for 17 apartments and five commercial spaces and share a common boiler system. The design blends Italianate features, such as a heavy metal cornice, frieze windows and wide brackets, with Queen Anne elements including paired windows, ashlar belt courses, corbeling and a conical-roofed corner turret on the larger building. Cast iron storefront pillars came from the Cincinnati Architectural Iron Works. Inside, the larger building keeps marble and tile floors, oak paneling, wood wainscoting and stained glass on the stair landings. Some later changes, including a 1974 storefront remodeling, are described as removable. The buildings are linked to Charles Henry Domhoff, a Cincinnati pig iron manufacturer, and are valued for their architectural integrity and their role in the neighborhood's nineteenth century character.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"W.W. Franklin","architectural_style":"Italianate/Queen Anne transitional","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied, in good condition but altered; used for apartments and commercial spaces. The owners intended to reverse later alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.683758-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003047.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003047/b5c16854ac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003047/b5c16854ac-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domhoff.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:Domhoff.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989003","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domhoff_Buildings","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5290269"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/domhoff-buildings-80003047/"}