{"nrhp_refnum":"87002546","name":"Neff, Edward E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"123 N. Franklin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delaware","county":"Delaware County","state":"OH","lat":40.30277441900006,"lon":-83.06905239099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Queen Anne single-family house at 123 North Franklin Street in Delaware, Ohio, built in 1887-88 for dry goods merchant Edward E. Neff, with a one-story frame garage at the rear dating from the early 1920s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most substantial and distinctive Queen Anne residences in Delaware, notable for its brick construction, corner turret and detailed ornament. It reflects the prosperity of its original owner and the architectural tastes of the late 1880s. It also retains its original slate roof, floor plan and interior finishes.","narrative":"Built in 1887-88 at 123 North Franklin Street in Delaware, Ohio, this brick Queen Anne house was commissioned by Edward E. Neff, a successful dry goods merchant and former county treasurer. It has an irregular plan, a rounded corner turret with a hexagonal frame top story, a steeply pitched hipped roof of patterned slate, and gables decorated with scalloped shingles and sunburst motifs. Sandstone lintels and sills, carved wood details and a corner entry porch add to its character. Inside, oak and cherry trim, six fireplaces with mantles, an open oak staircase and original shutters survive. Queen Anne buildings were uncommon in 1880s Delaware and were usually built of frame, so this brick example with its turret and detailing stands out locally. A later owner added electricity, bathrooms and the rear garage in the early 1920s. Ohio Governor Frank B. Willis rented the house for about four years after 1917.","period_of_significance":"1887-1888","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the form says interior features have been preserved by its four owners and that minor alterations were made in the early 1920s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.626097-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002546/438756700c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002546/438756700c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Neff_House_%E2%80%94_Delaware,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Neff_House_%E2%80%94_Delaware,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988050","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137760256"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/delaware-county/neff-edward-e-house-87002546/"}