{"nrhp_refnum":"87002099","name":"Reed, Joseph G., Company","other_names":["Fowler Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"700 Second St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth","county":"Scioto County","state":"OH","lat":38.731476421000025,"lon":-82.99887783899999,"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 five-story brick warehouse at 700-06 Second Street, at the corner of Second and Washington Streets in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, built in 1906 for the Joseph G. Reed Company, designed by A.B. Alger & Sons.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact and architecturally distinctive example of early 20th century warehouse construction along Portsmouth's Ohio River waterfront. It is one of the earliest and most distinctive of the city's warehouse/office buildings of this period. Its arcaded upper floors and locally produced buff brick make it a riverfront landmark.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Second and Washington Streets, this brick warehouse was built in 1906 to house the wholesale notions and dry goods business of the Joseph G. Reed Company. The firm traced its origins to 1865 and grew through several partnerships; Edward Reed, son of founder Joseph Reed, oversaw construction of the warehouse. Designed by A.B. Alger & Sons, it has Romanesque-influenced details, including arcaded upper floors with brick spandrel panels, raised brick quoins, and a simple cornice. The buff-colored brick was produced locally and appears on many of Portsmouth's large downtown buildings of the era. Built when the city was developing as a trading and manufacturing center thanks to rail and river transportation, it is among the earliest and most distinctive of the city's early twentieth-century warehouses. Its architectural integrity remains high despite conversion to apartments, and it serves as a landmark on the Ohio River waterfront next to the Boneyfiddle district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"A.B. Alger & Sons, Architects; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Romanesque influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as retaining a great deal of architectural integrity in its new use as apartments; the earlier inventory (1980) listed interior condition as poor and exterior fair, with re-use proposed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.114707-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002099.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002099/35182b055e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002099/35182b055e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Thomas Abernathy","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_G._Reed_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Abernathy</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_G._Reed_Company.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79001938","name":"Boneyfiddle Commercial Disrict","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/boneyfiddle-commercial-disrict-79001938/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986074","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125880078"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/scioto-county/reed-joseph-g-company-87002099/"}