{"nrhp_refnum":"84002908","name":"Scioto Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Scioto St. from Locust to E. Lawn Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Urbana","county":"Champaign County","state":"OH","lat":40.10821210100005,"lon":-83.74577405134475,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mainly residential historic district along about five blocks of Scioto Street in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, running from Locust Street east to East Lawn Avenue. It has 71 residential buildings dating from about 1830 to 1920, plus one church.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is the finest collection of late 19th and early 20th century domestic architecture in Urbana. It also reflects the prosperity of the professionals, businessmen and farmers who lived there. Scioto Street is described as the most impressive, cohesive and well preserved of the two streets where Urbana's leading business, political and industrial figures lived.","narrative":"Scioto Street in Urbana, Ohio, forms a district of about 71 houses and one church spread over five blocks, running from Locust Street to East Lawn Avenue. The buildings date from roughly 1830 to 1920 and show the range of styles popular as the city grew and prospered. Early brick houses stand near downtown, while later blocks include Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Eastlake, Shingle, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes. Notable examples include a pattern-book Gothic Revival house at 400 Scioto, built for the businessman Lemuel Weaver, and a brick Second Empire residence at 438 Scioto, built for attorney Frank Chance. The Church of the Epiphany, erected in 1849, is the only non-residential building. The street was home to many of Urbana's business, professional and political leaders, and the area was platted by 1870 and developed gradually over about 90 years. Mature street trees, iron fences and brick sidewalks add to its consistent scale, setback and materials, which led to its recognition as the city's most cohesive historic residential street.","period_of_significance":"1870-1920s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Pre-1850 Federal/Greek Revival-influenced, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Eastlake, Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Eclectic, Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as mainly residential and still considered the most desirable residential street in the city; only one recent ranch house at 591 Scioto is non-conforming.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.582407-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84002908.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987020","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/champaign-county/scioto-street-historic-district-84002908/"}