Rings, Louis, Residence
Also known as: Thomas Bowman Residence
Why it's listed
This two-story, square-plan brick house near Dublin in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, dates to about 1860 and is associated with its builder, Louis Rings. It has a stone foundation, a hip roof covered in slate, and a front of four bays with two bays on the side. Windows are six-over-six, with sandstone lintels and sills, and a one-bay wooden porch with scrollwork trim shelters the front entrance. Other details include a dentilled fascia and plain boxed eaves, and a recessed wing sits behind the main facade. Inside, the rooms have ten-foot ceilings. The house sits among farm fields and outbuildings and was recorded in a survey of historic resources in Washington Township. It was listed in 1979 as part of a multiple-property group. The surviving record is mostly an inventory sheet, so the reasons for its significance are only briefly documented, and the property is still used as a private home.
Significance in brief: The surviving text gives little narrative on significance. The inventory sheet records an 1860s house with cut stone and brick details, a hip slate roof and a wooden front porch, and it was included in a Washington Township historic resources group. Reviewers noted that the nomination's discussion of significance was thin.
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 79002765, listed April 11, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 6665 Shiers-Rings Rd., Dublin |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 11, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002765 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Louis Rings (builder) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a residence; the inventory records the exterior condition as fair and notes an addition. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 40.09409, -83.17004 (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 79002765.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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