{"nrhp_refnum":"80003134","name":"Erlich, F. W., House","other_names":["Thomas Smith House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1908 S. 6th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ironton","county":"Lawrence County","state":"OH","lat":38.52145040500005,"lon":-82.67027702799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Victorian-era private house at 1908 South Sixth Street in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, built in 1892 by Thomas Kemp and enlarged after 1900 by Frederich W. Erlich.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the finest and largest example of Victorian architecture in this part of Ironton, surrounded by smaller, later, more modest buildings. Its largely unchanged interior is cited as an outstanding example of period craftsmanship. It was built during Ironton's industrial prosperity and is tied to a prominent dry goods merchant.","narrative":"Built in 1892 by Thomas Kemp, who owned much land in the area, this Victorian house at 1908 South Sixth Street in Ironton was bought in 1900 by Frederich W. Erlich, owner of one of the city's largest dry goods businesses. Erlich enlarged it and added the massive turret on the west side, giving the house an irregular outline with gabled, hipped and conical roofs. The exterior has been covered in asbestos siding, though the original wood detailing remains, along with a gingerbread-trimmed porch and beveled leaded glass windows. Inside, the house retains parquet floors including teakwood, pressed cork wainscoting made to resemble leather, six fireplaces with wood mantels and glazed tile hearths, original light fixtures, and a wine cellar. When built it filled an entire block, and it still keeps three of five original lots. It remained in the Erlich family until 1976. It was listed as the finest and largest Victorian house in its neighborhood and for its intact interior.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Thomas Kemp (builder); Frederich W. Erlich enlarged the house","architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition; exterior covered with asbestos siding but original wood detailing retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.991887-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003134.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003134/5f46327b31-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003134/5f46327b31-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F.W._Erlich_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F.W._Erlich_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989629","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138458366"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lawrence-county/erlich-f-w-house-80003134/"}