{"nrhp_refnum":"86003410","name":"Kauffman, Linus B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"906 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.96512326900006,"lon":-82.97652413799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story painted brick Italianate house at 906 East Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built about 1870. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house represents the earliest phase of residential development along East Broad Street in the mid-nineteenth century (Criterion A). It is also a fine example of Italianate architecture with unusually ornate carved stone ornamentation (Criterion C). It is one of five remaining Italianate examples along East Broad.","narrative":"Built about 1870 at 906 East Broad Street in Columbus, this 2½-story painted brick house reflects the first wave of residential growth along the street. The city annexed land eastward to what is now East 20th Street in 1863 and out to Alum Creek by 1870, and the Italianate style marked that early development. The house has a low-pitched hip roof, tall narrow chimneys, wide bracketed eaves, frieze windows, and long narrow windows with richly carved stone lintels and bracketed stone sills. A side bay projects the full height, and the recessed entrance has paneled double doors, transoms and an ornate stone surround. Inside, a carved staircase, period mantels and ceiling ornaments survive. Its stone detailing is more elaborate than the usual foliage motif. It is one of five Italianate houses remaining on East Broad. Linus B. Kauffman, a wholesale druggist executive, lived there from 1907 to 1931, and his widow stayed until 1936. The building now serves as offices.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Inventory sheet lists the present use as offices, with condition rated good for exterior and interior; services were added to the east elevation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.490723-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86003410.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003410/cea7070a62-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003410/cea7070a62-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linus_B._Kauffman_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linus_B._Kauffman_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985214","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_B._Kauffman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105063228"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/kauffman-linus-b-house-86003410/"}