Marsh, Joseph, House
Also known as: Long,Paul E.,House
Why it's listed
This brick house at 701 Market Street in Portsmouth, Ohio, dates to about 1822 and reflects the vernacular Federal style. It has a gable roof, a simple cornice, a three-bay main facade, stone lintels and sills, and a sidehall entrance with a decorative transom and pilaster enframement. A brick addition and a later frame addition extend from the rear. Local tradition suggests it began as a three-story building without a basement, with the lower level filled in when flood walls were built; this could not be verified. The house is considered one of the earliest surviving examples of the three-bay, sidehall-entry type associated with Portsmouth's 19th century architectural development. Its entrance and cornice resemble those of the Dole-Darrell House, the other brick building remaining from before 1830. Joseph Marsh, a brickmason, owned the property in 1820 and may have built it. Later, mason and brickyard owner William McGowan lived there from 1881 to about 1915.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C as an example of an early Portsmouth house type in vernacular Federal style. It is one of the earliest remaining three-bay, sidehall-entry buildings, a type linked to the city's 19th century architectural development. Its simple early 19th century character is well preserved.
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 87002087, listed December 8, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 701 Market St., Portsmouth |
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| County | Scioto County |
| Listed | December 8, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87002087 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Possibly built by Joseph Marsh, a brickmason; architect unknown |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Inventory sheet (1975) lists present use as rental residence, with interior and exterior condition good. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 38.73573, -83.00297 (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 87002087.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138672370
- This listing as JSON
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