Frantz House
Why it's listed
The Frantz Place is a brick farmhouse at 6152 Frantz Road in Dublin, in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Dated to about 1870-80, it is a one-and-a-half-story rectangular building with a stone foundation, a basement, common bond brickwork and a gable roof covered in ash shingles. Its notable features include a shed dormer, a bull's-eye opening in the gable, two end chimneys, a projecting stone water table, a round-arched opening in the front gable, and projecting eaves with small wood brackets decorated with a circle motif. The decorative scrollwork of the porch was singled out as among the more curious examples observed in Washington Township. The house sits about forty feet from the road behind a wood picket fence, well shaded, on a tract of roughly 42 acres, with farm outbuildings to the east. It was recorded in a township-wide survey of historic resources and listed in 1979.
Significance in brief: The inventory sheet notes the scrollwork of the porch is among the more curious observed in Washington Township. Its architectural details, including bracketed eaves and a round-arched front gable opening, are cited as important features. It was nominated as part of a multiple-property survey of Washington Township historic resources.
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 79002741, listed April 11, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 6152 Frantz Rd., Dublin |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 11, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002741 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Exterior condition is listed as fair; the house is still used as a house, with attendant farm outbuildings to the east. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.09547, -83.12446 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002741.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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