{"nrhp_refnum":"88001064","name":"Nichols, John H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"103 S. Blackhoof St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wapakoneta","county":"Auglaize County","state":"OH","lat":40.56949114100007,"lon":-84.19629882799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, cross-shaped brick house at 103 South Blackhoof Street in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, built in 1865 by Thomas and William Nichols for their brother, Dr. John H. Nichols.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the earliest and best preserved residential example of Greek Revival style in Wapakoneta, qualifying under Criterion C. It set the pattern for a local variant of the style, copied in at least six other houses by 1875. It also anchors the town's first significant residential neighborhood.","narrative":"This two-story, cross-shaped brick house on South Blackhoof Street in Wapakoneta was completed by 1865 for Dr. John H. Nichols by his brothers Thomas and William. It has a limestone foundation and watertable, a gable-fronted three-bay facade with a full entablature and cornice returns, an off-center entrance with sidelights and transom, and two-story side porches with Gothic Revival-influenced lattice. Family history says Nichols drew on classical homes he had seen in his native Virginia. The nomination calls it the earliest residential expression of Greek Revival in Wapakoneta, a rare style in a region settled heavily by German immigrants. At least six later houses followed its model, though most have since been altered or demolished. It also stood in the town's first significant residential neighborhood. Alterations include a c. 1880 Italianate bay, and the interior, once divided into apartments, has been restored. The family owned it until 1925.","period_of_significance":"1865","architect_builder":"Thomas and William Nichols","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, with Gothic Revival and Italianate influences","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Under renovation for use by the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce and the Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council; a c. 1930 addition has been removed and interior rooms restored to original dimensions.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.305189-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88001064.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001064/f80d6d2952-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001064/f80d6d2952-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_H._Nichols_House,_northeastern_angle_distant.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_H._Nichols_House,_northeastern_angle_distant.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986761","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Nichols_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6237013"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/auglaize-county/nichols-john-h-house-88001064/"}