{"nrhp_refnum":"82003617","name":"Hanitch-Huffman House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"139 W. Monument Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.76329326200005,"lon":-84.19614003099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Victorian Italianate brick house at 139 W. Monument Avenue in downtown Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, built around 1863 by John Hanitch and his wife.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the few remaining nineteenth-century residences in downtown Dayton and a typical example of Victorian Italianate architecture. It was also the home of Colonel Frank T. Huffman, a prominent Dayton developer and promoter. Its carved walnut and cherry interior woodwork is described as a rarity in Dayton.","narrative":"Built around 1863 for John Hanitch and his wife, wholesalers of groceries and liquor, this brick house on West Monument Avenue in downtown Dayton is a Victorian Italianate residence set on a high stone foundation. An oval one-story projecting bay holds the entry, and a classical revival veranda with pairs of slender Doric pillars wraps the front and sides. Inside, carved solid walnut and cherry woodwork, an elaborate mantel with cherub heads, a grand staircase and heavy ceiling beams survive. In 1895 Colonel Frank T. Huffman, a noted Dayton developer and promoter, bought it as his residence, and it stayed in his family until 1945, when the YMCA acquired it and leased it to the Knights of Columbus. The house was listed as one of the last vestiges of residential downtown Dayton, for its architecture, and for its link to a leading citizen. Empty and surrounded by parking lots, it faced demolition, and a move across the street was planned.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as empty and surrounded by parking lots, and threatened with demolition; plans called for moving it to the empty lot across the street.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.993387-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003617.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003617/ddc358bd2a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003617/ddc358bd2a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"HistoricBuildingFan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanitch-Huffman_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">HistoricBuildingFan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanitch-Huffman_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100004316","name":"Downtown Dayton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-dayton-historic-district-100004316/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990498","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138634331"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/hanitch-huffman-house-82003617/"}