Cisler Terrace
Why it's listed
Cisler Terrace is a small hillside complex in Marietta, Ohio, that once combined a brick manufacturer's home with housing and shops for his workers. The surviving buildings are the owner's Queen Anne residence, built in 1884-1885 from a design by local architect Adolph Morris, four brick workmen's homes on Seventh Street, and a company grocery store. The house is notable for elaborate corbelled brickwork, stone belts, zinc window hoods, wood brackets, a slate roof and cherry interior woodwork, including an organ installed in 1916. Thomas H. Cisler ran a family brick business that developed a method of using shale for brick and supplied paving blocks used in many Marietta streets. He also founded the Marietta Bach Society and Astronomical Society, and gave land to the city, including the plant site that became a YMCA and park. The workmen's homes were rented to employees for $5 a month. The brick plant was razed in 1926.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites the excellence of the house's Queen Anne architecture and the prominence of its original owner, Thomas H. Cisler (1869-1950). Cisler was an innovative brick manufacturer who developed shale brick, founded the Marietta Bach Society and Astronomical Society, and donated land to the city. The complex also illustrates the late 19th-century urban residential-industrial pattern.
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 83002065, listed January 19, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 7th and Ephraim Cutler Sts., Marietta |
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| County | Washington County |
| Listed | January 19, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83002065 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architect / builder | Adolph "Delph" Morris (1835-?) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The owner's home, four workmen's homes and a company grocery store remain; the brick plant and a second company store have been razed. Condition is marked fair and altered. The house remains in family hands, and the Bach Society still meets there. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 39.41952, -81.44856 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 83002065.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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