{"nrhp_refnum":"88000720","name":"Winterringer Building and House","other_names":["Brownson Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5344 Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hilliard","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.03410646300006,"lon":-83.15952720699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-building property at 5344 Center Street in Old Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio: a two-story brick Italianate commercial building built about 1870 and an attached one-and-a-half-story frame Gothic-influenced residence built about 1880.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C as a good, remarkably intact example of Italianate commercial architecture, with an original storefront, pressed metal cornice and segmental-arched hoodmolds. The modestly Gothic-influenced house, joined to the store around 1900, adds to the property's character. Together they represent Hilliard's commercial and architectural development before the turn of the century.","narrative":"Beside the railroad line in Old Hilliard, Ohio, a brick commercial building and a frame family house stand joined together. The two-story store was built about 1870 by Orin S. Brownson and sold in 1873 to John W. Winterringer, whose family kept it until 1983. It served as a general store selling groceries, notions and boots and shoes, and housed the post office for many years. The upstairs room hosted fraternal groups and, for a time, village council. The Winterringers built the adjoining house around 1880 and linked it to the store about 1900. The store keeps its original storefront, six-over-six windows, brick hoodmolds and pressed metal cornice, making it an early and intact example of Italianate commercial design. The house shows modest Gothic influence in its steep gables and pointed-arch windows. The first floor now operates as a pub and restaurant, while the upper floors remain largely unaltered.","period_of_significance":"c. 1870-c. 1880","architect_builder":"Unknown (the commercial building was originally constructed about 1870 by Orin S. Brownson)","architectural_style":"Italianate (commercial building); Gothic influence (residence)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The first floor is used as a pub and restaurant; the second floors of both buildings remain largely intact but are not currently in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.761658-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88000720.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000720/894f16f75f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000720/894f16f75f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winterringer_Building_and_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winterringer_Building_and_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988352","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterringer_Building_and_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54958228"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/winterringer-building-and-house-88000720/"}