{"nrhp_refnum":"84000229","name":"Ireland, Joseph, House","other_names":["Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2074 E. 36th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50083045800005,"lon":-81.66265021599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Italianate residence at 2074 East 36th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, built about 1874 and attributed to architect Joseph Ireland, who was also its first resident.","why_significant":"The house is significant as the home of a noted local architect and as one of the important post-Civil War residences in the Upper Prospect area. It is also a notable local example of residential Italianate architecture, because of its brick construction, bracketed cornice and window treatment.","narrative":"This two-story brick house at 2074 East 36th Street in Cleveland was built about 1874 in the Italianate style. It has a rectangular plan, a hipped roof, a stone foundation and bay windows on both sides. Distinctive features include oversized double brackets at the cornice and a frieze with small eyelet windows. The original double-door entrance is on the front, though a side entrance now serves as the main one. The house is attributed to Joseph Ireland, a New York-born architect who practiced in Cleveland from 1865 to 1885 and then returned to New York. He is credited with Adelbert Hall, the Geauga County Courthouse in Chardon and the Perkins House in Warren. The house matters both for its connection to him and as one of the important post-Civil War residences in the Upper Prospect area. It is also regarded locally as a significant example of residential Italianate design. It has since become a fraternity house.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Attributed to Joseph Ireland (architect); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a fraternity house; exterior condition listed as fair, interior unknown. Side entrance now serves as the main entrance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.735505-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000229.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006160","name":"Midtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/midtown-historic-district-100006160/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984610","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/ireland-joseph-house-84000229/"}