{"nrhp_refnum":"82003584","name":"Ratterman, Bernard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1349 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.11204301600003,"lon":-84.50893325199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story common bond brick Italianate house at 1349 Broadway in the Over-the-Rhine area of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, built around 1865, probably for Bernard Ratterman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of Italianate residential architecture in Cincinnati. Its stone window trim is finely made, and it uses acorn and leaf motifs that are uncommon for the style locally. It also contributes to a distinctive streetscape of buildings of similar period and scale.","narrative":"Built around 1865 at 1349 Broadway in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, this narrow brick house is an Italianate residence measuring about 18 by 70 feet, with three bays and two and a half stories. Its sandstone stoop leads to a raised, recessed entrance framed by engaged columns and a compound arched lintel with a leaf motif at the keystone. Windows have semicircular stone lintels and bracketed lug sills, and the cornice carries brackets, dentils and acorn pendants. Most Cincinnati Italianate houses lack the acorn detail, which the nomination treats as a distinctive feature, along with the skilled stonework. Bernard Ratterman is believed to have had the house built and lived there with his family. It was sold in 1883 to A. J. Nurre, who owned a picture frame and mirror company, and was sold again by his heirs in 1928. It was later converted to apartments and rehabilitated before listing. It contributes to a streetscape of similar buildings.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent and the property was recently rehabilitated; the form checks both private residence use and unoccupied status, and notes a later conversion to apartments.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.152729-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003584.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003584/917f285db9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003584/917f285db9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BernardRattermanHouse.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:BernardRattermanHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988929","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Ratterman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716369"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/ratterman-bernard-house-82003584/"}