{"nrhp_refnum":"87002104","name":"Steindam House","other_names":["Frasher House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"725 Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth","county":"Scioto County","state":"OH","lat":38.73630834800008,"lon":-83.00085330799999,"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 two-story, three-bay brick Italianate residence at 725 Court Street in the Boneyfiddle area of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, built about 1873. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under criterion C as a well-preserved example of Italianate residential architecture in Portsmouth. It retains defining features such as a bracketed cornice, a low-pitched roof, original windows and overall verticality. It is also tied to William Steindam, a boot and shoe manufacturer, reflecting Portsmouth's shoe industry.","narrative":"This two-story, three-bay brick house at 725 Court Street in Portsmouth's Boneyfiddle area dates to about 1873 and is built in the Italianate style. It has a low-pitched hip roof, a bracketed cornice with a wide frieze, carved stone hoodmolds and sills with brackets, and original two-over-two windows. The entry is recessed in the first bay and has a single-light door with a transom. The plan is roughly rectangular with two shallow projections, and a one-story frame section was added at the rear. A newer garage is a non-contributing building on the lot. The house was listed for its integrity as an example of Italianate residential design in the city. From 1873 to 1902 it was occupied by William Steindam, a boot and shoe manufacturer and dealer, whose career reflects Portsmouth's major shoe industry. In 1910 it was sold to Charles F. Losh, a railroad engineer, who lived there until 1919.","period_of_significance":"c. 1873","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and in residential use; a one-story frame addition has been built at the rear and a newer three-car garage stands behind.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.474098-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002104.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002104/ebb10e3a2c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002104/ebb10e3a2c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steindam_House_in_Portsmouth.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steindam_House_in_Portsmouth.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986106","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138672441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/scioto-county/steindam-house-87002104/"}