{"nrhp_refnum":"80003079","name":"Ransley Apartment Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2390 Kemper Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.125550488000044,"lon":-84.48763746799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3½-story corner commercial and residential building at 2390 Kemper Lane in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built in 1895 to designs by Samuel Hannaford & Sons.","why_significant":"The building is described as a good example of commercial/residential architecture. It is part of a thematic group of works by Samuel Hannaford & Sons, a well-known Cincinnati architectural firm. It was built for S.C. and L.A. Ransley, who operated confectionery shops in Cincinnati in the early 1890s.","narrative":"Located at the corner of Kemper Lane and McMillan in Cincinnati's Walnut Hills neighborhood, this asymmetrical 3½-story building combines shops and apartments. Built in 1895 and designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons, it was commissioned by S.C. and L.A. Ransley, brothers who ran three confectionery shops in the city in the early 1890s. The first floor is rock-faced random ashlar stone, with a wide semi-elliptical arch over a recessed entrance inscribed with the name of the building. Upper floors are brick with beveled bay windows, coffered panels, brackets and swag patterns, and the corner carries a three-story turret. A smooth frieze and dentiled cornice finish the walls. The storefront was later altered into a polished 1940s front. The building is considered a good example of commercial and residential architecture and is included among the works of Samuel Hannaford in Hamilton County, a prominent Cincinnati architect whose designs are recognized across the region.","period_of_significance":"1895","architect_builder":"Samuel Hannaford & Sons (architect); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Inventory lists interior and exterior condition as good; the original storefront was altered into a 1940s front and the original corner entrance was altered. Present use is commercial/residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.208812-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003079.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003079/c8c7c42983-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003079/c8c7c42983-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ransley_Apartment_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ransley_Apartment_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985378","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransley_Apartment_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7293462"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/ransley-apartment-building-80003079/"}