{"nrhp_refnum":"82003537","name":"Marks-Family House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"233 N. Franklin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delphos","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.844399493000026,"lon":-84.33714420099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story brick Queen Anne house at 233 North Franklin Street in Delphos, Allen County, Ohio, built in 1902.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its outstanding and rich Queen Anne architectural detail, its elegant interior and its near-original condition. It has been excellently maintained. It was nominated at the owners' request because encroaching commercial development, including a neighboring bank's drive-through facility and a rezoning attempt, threatens it.","narrative":"Built in 1902 at 233 North Franklin Street in Delphos, Ohio, this ornate one-and-one-half story brick house is a Queen Anne design with eclectic details. Exterior features include a corner tower with a slate conical roof and wood pinnacle, leaded glass windows set in arched openings, a Colonial Revival swan's neck pediment, and a wraparound porch carried on grouped half columns with Ionic capitals. The truncated hip roof is slate, with an ornate gabled dormer on each side. Inside, a long central hall leads to a high oak staircase beneath a twelve-foot stained glass skylight. Painted trompe l'oeil stonework, landscape murals in the upper hall and handpainted floral trim in the bedrooms survive, along with original woodwork, hardware, light fixtures and much of the furniture. The house was listed for its architectural detail, elegant interior and near-original condition. It was nominated at the owners' request because a neighboring bank was building a drive-through facility close by and rezoning for commercial use had been attempted.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne with eclectic details, including Colonial Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent, unaltered condition on its original site and excellently maintained; the form marks it unoccupied, and commercial development nearby is described as a threat.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.090849-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003537.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003537/2d5a4fceaf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003537/2d5a4fceaf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marks-Family_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marks-Family_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986590","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks%E2%80%93Family_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6771374"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/marks-family-house-82003537/"}