{"nrhp_refnum":"87002079","name":"Kinney, Eli, House","other_names":["Elks City Club"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"317 Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth","county":"Scioto County","state":"OH","lat":38.733064099000046,"lon":-83.00087777499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Greek Revival house at 317 Court Street in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, built in 1849 for banker Eli Kinney. It sits at the corner of Court and Fourth Streets and has rear additions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding example of mid-19th century Greek Revival architecture in Portsmouth, with a monumental character usually seen in churches and public buildings. It is also significant for its link to Eli Kinney, a pioneer-family banker and community leader. Its exterior and first-floor interior remain largely intact.","narrative":"Built in 1849 at the corner of Court and Fourth Streets in Portsmouth, Ohio, this two-story brick house was the home of Eli Kinney, a banker and son of an early Portsmouth settler. Its three-bay front, central entrance, paired Ionic columns on the portico, wide corner pilasters and boxed cornice with modillions are hallmarks of the Greek Revival style. The form describes a monumental quality more often found in churches and public buildings, and notes a close resemblance to First Presbyterian Church, built a year later by William Newman; the builder of the house is not known. Kinney founded a banking house in 1838, helped establish the Portsmouth Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, served on the city council, and later became president of the Portsmouth Bank. Additions for the Elks City Club, which uses the building, sit at the rear and leave the Court Street facade intact. The first-floor center hall, staircase, parlors and mantels survive.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown; the form speculates it may be the work of local builder William Newman, who built First Presbyterian Church.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied by the Elks City Club (B.P.O. Elks) as a clubhouse; rear additions made for club use; 1987 inventory notes the house is in need of repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.574655-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002079.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002079/578d0acee9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002079/578d0acee9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Kinney_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Kinney_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986092","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138672325"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/scioto-county/kinney-eli-house-87002079/"}