Taylor, Colonel Joseph, House
Also known as: Colonel Taylor Inn Bed & Breakfast
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built in 1878 on Upland Road in Cambridge, Ohio, this three-story frame house was designed by architect Samuel Hannaford for Colonel Joseph Taylor. It has about 9,000 square feet of living space, a multi-gabled slate roof, a stone foundation and wood siding. Half-timbered gables, spindlework, oriel and bay windows, and a porte-cochere give it the irregular, ornamented look of Stick and Queen Anne design. Inside are oak pocket doors, a three-story oak staircase, stained glass transoms and eleven gas fireplaces with decorated mantels. Taylor was a judge, congressman, banker and the largest commercial property holder in Guernsey County, and he shaped Cambridge's business and civic life. The house was divided into apartments in the 1960s and 1970s, then restored beginning in 1999, including repainting based on the original colors. Today it serves as a bed and breakfast. It was listed for its Victorian architecture and its link to Taylor's career.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to be significant for its architecture, embodying Victorian design heavily influenced by the Stick and Queen Anne styles, with Samuel Hannaford as designer. It is also presented as the best representation of the career of Colonel Joseph Taylor, a judge, congressman, businessman and civic leader in Cambridge.
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 08000801, listed August 29, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 633 Upland Rd., Cambridge |
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| County | Guernsey County |
| Listed | August 29, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000801 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Samuel Hannaford (designer) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently operates as the Colonel Taylor Inn Bed & Breakfast and as the owners' residence; it was divided into apartments in the 1960s and 1970s and extensively renovated from 1999. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.03363, -81.59220 (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 08000801.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5148147
- This listing as JSON
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