{"nrhp_refnum":"87002076","name":"Elden House","other_names":["Bailey House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"634 Fourth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth","county":"Scioto County","state":"OH","lat":38.73322649600004,"lon":-83.00191766099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-12-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story brick residence at 634 Fourth Street in the oldest section of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, built about 1856 for clothier William Elden. It is part of the Boneyfiddle Multiple Resource Area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate style. It represents the mid-19th-century architectural development of older Portsmouth and the three-bay, sidehall-entry house type built for the city's upper middle class merchants, manufacturers and bankers. It retains its architectural integrity.","narrative":"Built around 1856 at 634 Fourth Street in Portsmouth, Ohio, this 2½-story brick house blends Greek Revival and Italianate styling. It sits gable-end to the street with a three-bay facade and a sidehall entry. The doorway has a recessed door, full transom, paneled doors and Doric pilasters, while slightly projecting eaves on carved brackets show Italianate influence. A wheel-patterned oculus window marks the gable, and the windows keep their 6/6 sash and simple stone lintels and sills. Inside, the original staircase, ceiling moldings and wood trim survive. The house was built for William Elden, a clothier, and later occupied by Charles D. Elden, a dry goods dealer, who lived there until 1890. The Kehoe family, who ran a general store and a baking company, added the wrap-around porch about 1910. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of a house type tied to the early architectural growth of Portsmouth's oldest neighborhood.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional Greek Revival/Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In residential use; interior and exterior condition reported as good, and the interior is well preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.101982-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002076.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002076/133999fe90-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002076/133999fe90-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elden_House_in_Portsmouth.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elden_House_in_Portsmouth.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986088","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138672278"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/scioto-county/elden-house-87002076/"}