Kaiser, John, House
Why it's listed
Perched on a high ridge in Marietta's Fairview Heights, this two-and-a-half-story frame house at 300 Bellevue Street looks out over the meeting of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers. Built between 1901 and 1902 for oil supply manager John Kaiser and his wife Flora, it was designed by local architect George T. Hovey and built under contract by C.J. Harris for $6,050. The house shows late free classic Queen Anne character: irregular massing, a three-story polygonal tower, a sweeping porch with nine fluted Corinthian columns, and a high slate roof. Inside are oak woodwork, pocket doors, gas fireplaces, and a third-floor ballroom. Charles and Frederick Brickwede, who later founded the Marietta Mantle Company and Brickwede Furniture Company, did the interior carpentry. The house reflects Marietta's oil and gas boom, when more houses went up between 1890 and 1900 than in any other decade. It has changed little since construction and was restored after 1988.
Significance in brief: The house is nominated under Criterion C as an excellent example of late free classic Queen Anne architecture, with minimal alterations in its 90-year history. It is a notable work of local architect George T. Hovey, with interior woodwork by Charles and Frederick Brickwede, who later founded a major Marietta furniture firm. It also reflects Marietta's oil and gas boom housing growth of the 1890s.
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 93001392, listed December 10, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 300 Bellevue St., Marietta |
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| County | Washington County |
| Listed | December 10, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93001392 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1902 |
| Architect / builder | Hovey, George Theodore (architect); C.J. Harris (builder, per contract in Hovey's journal) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne (late free classic subtype) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a single-family residence; the current owner restored the house after 1988, removing a partition that had divided it into two living quarters. A detached 1930s garage is noncontributing. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 39.41556, -81.46630 (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 93001392.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138763914
- This listing as JSON
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