{"nrhp_refnum":"82003664","name":"Butler, Charles, House","other_names":["Hayes House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"13 E. Jackson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Franklin","county":"Warren County","state":"OH","lat":39.56468112700003,"lon":-84.29983147099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick octagon-plan dwelling at 13 East Jackson Street in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, built circa 1860. The builder or architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a significant example of octagon-plan architecture in southwestern Ohio, built during the brief popularity of Orson Fowler's designs. Its plan appears to follow a design in Fowler's 1853 book. It was built for Charles Butler, a prominent Franklin merchant and civic leader, and reflects his prosperity.","narrative":"Perched on the brow of a small hill above Franklin and the Great Miami River valley, this two-story brick house at 13 East Jackson Street was built around 1860 on an octagonal plan. It is one of two octagon houses in Franklin and one of only three known in southwestern Ohio. Its paired four-over-four windows, label lintels, bracketed wooden cornice and flat standing-seam metal roof mark it as an octagon design. The interior, with central fireplaces and a stair on an outside wall, appears to follow a plan illustrated in Orson Fowler's 1853 book. John N. Schenck had the house built for his daughter Mary and her husband Charles Butler, a merchant, first president of the Franklin National Bank and operator of the town's largest hardware store. Later changes include a brick wing in 1880, a classical revival porch in 1910 and a kitchen, utility room and garage in 1940. The house is valued as a rare local example of a short-lived architectural fashion.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date c. 1860)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Octagon","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition listed as good and altered, with additions made in 1880, 1910 and 1940.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.973345-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003664.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003664/80acc32764-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003664/80acc32764-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Butler_House_in_Franklin.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Butler_House_in_Franklin.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991847","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Butler_House_(Franklin,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5075934"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/warren-county/butler-charles-house-82003664/"}