Maltby, Henry, House
Why it's listed
Built about 1852 for the Reverend Henry Maltby, this all-wood house at 216 East Church Street in Oxford, Ohio, is described as the town's finest Greek Revival residence. Its two-bay facade features a one-story porch with four fluted Doric columns and a wide entablature with small dentils. The original walls use horizontal siding cut to resemble rusticated stone, a treatment not repeated elsewhere in Oxford. Inside, a stairway with a curving hand rail rises in three sections. A large rear addition was built before 1868. Greek Revival buildings are rare in Oxford, where only three exemplify the style: the Seminary Presbyterian Church of 1838, this house, and the Langstroth Cottage of about 1856. Maltby, born in New York in 1806, moved to Oxford in 1848 and served as pastor of the First and Third Presbyterian Church until 1856. He helped found the Oxford Female Institute. The house, long a family home, was recently converted into apartments.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it the best example of Greek Revival architecture in Oxford, one of only three Greek Revival buildings in the town. It also links the community to its largely Presbyterian heritage through Maltby, a pastor and key figure in the town's religious and educational life.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79001789, listed November 29, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 216 E. Church St, Oxford |
|---|---|
| County | Butler County |
| Listed | November 29, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001789 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Recently converted into apartments; the form lists its condition as occupied private ownership. |
| Coordinates | 39.51179, -84.73849 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79001789.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14716444
- This listing as JSON
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