{"nrhp_refnum":"84003740","name":"Koch, John E., Jr., House","other_names":["Hol-51-10"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"107 N. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millersburg","county":"Holmes County","state":"OH","lat":40.55637800200003,"lon":-81.91841708499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story Queen Anne style house of brick and wood at 107 N. Washington Street in Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio, dated 1875 on the original inventory and about the turn of the century in the later significance statement.","why_significant":"It is significant as the residence of John E. Koch, Jr., a prominent Millersburg banker who was cashier of the Commercial Bank in the 1870s and president by 1888. The house was built when local banks were financing substantial growth in the town, and Koch intended it to show his standing in the community, as did the homes of rival bankers Adams and Cary.","narrative":"This 2½-story brick and wood house at 107 N. Washington Street in Millersburg, Ohio, is a Queen Anne style residence with an irregular plan and a gable roof. Its entrance has a wooden porch with Tuscan columns, and the windows are varied, including oriels, large arched windows with voussoirs, Palladian windows in an extended gable with dentils, and old stained glass with stone lintels and sills. Tall corbeled chimneys and a side glass porch add to the exterior. Inside, the original cherry and oak woodwork survives in sliding doors, stairs and paneling, along with marble fireplaces. The house is recognized for its link to John E. Koch, Jr., a prominent banker. He was cashier of the Commercial Bank of Millersburg in the mid-1870s and its president by 1888. The house was built as local banks helped finance the town's growth, and it reflects the importance he hoped to show in the community. He also served on the school board and the cemetery association.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect or engineer listed as Perkins; builder listed as M. Washington","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition inside and out, in use as a house; a garage stands on the alley.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.230941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84003740.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003740/689aa66e91-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003740/689aa66e91-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_E._Koch,_Jr._House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_E._Koch,_Jr._House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985511","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138371912"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/holmes-county/koch-john-e-jr-house-84003740/"}