{"nrhp_refnum":"82003588","name":"Sycamore-13th Street Grouping","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"12th, 13th, and Sycamore Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.10980469100005,"lon":-84.50959028085842,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of 18 mid-to-late nineteenth century brick buildings at 12th, 13th and Sycamore Streets in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, built between about 1853 and 1886 as residential and mixed commercial/residential structures.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the group is a collection of buildings showing architectural details and styles of middle and late nineteenth century urban domestic architecture. Together they form distinctive, cohesive streetscapes with a strong sense of place. They also reflect the working-class, German character of the Over-the-Rhine, including storefront trades and cottage industries.","narrative":"Eighteen brick buildings around Sycamore, 12th and 13th Streets in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood make up this small district, dating from about 1853 to 1886. Most are tenements and mixed commercial/residential structures, rising three to five stories on narrow lots. Functional vernacular is the most common style, while Italianate buildings on Sycamore have incised lintels, bracketed sills and cornices. One Queen Anne building has a cast iron storefront, and another shows muted Greek Revival influence. Many were likely built from carpenter-book plans by the city's builders, stone cutters and metal cornice workers. Storefronts on Sycamore housed a blacksmith, a stonemason's display and a plumbing contractor, while dressmaking and tailoring were done in homes. Census data show a working-class German population. Some buildings have structural damage and missing details, but similar materials, scale and land use give the group a unified streetscape. A rehabilitation plan for office use was underway when it was listed.","period_of_significance":"1853 to c. 1886","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Functional Vernacular, Italianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as deteriorated, altered and unaltered; some buildings have structural damage and missing elements. A rehabilitation plan was being implemented to convert the buildings to office space.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.908886-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003588.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003588/7cb7ac2103-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003588/7cb7ac2103-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sycamore-13th_Street_Grouping.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sycamore-13th_Street_Grouping.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988889","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore-13th_Street_Grouping","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7659569"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/sycamore-13th-street-grouping-82003588/"}