Rawson House

Rawson House

Front of the Rawson House
Location 3767 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°9′8″N 84°31′10″W / 39.15222°N 84.51944°W / 39.15222; -84.51944Coordinates: 39°9′8″N 84°31′10″W / 39.15222°N 84.51944°W / 39.15222; -84.51944
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style Italian Villa
Part of Clifton Avenue Historic District (#78002074)
NRHP Reference # 73001465[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1973

The Rawson House is a historic building along Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Erected circa 1870,[2] it has been ranked as a fine example of the Italian Villa style of architecture.[3] Built with brick walls and elements of wood and stone,[4] it was originally the home of Jacob Lloyd Wayne. Later, the house was sold to Joseph Rawson, who was the president of a local meat packing firm and then the vice-president of the city's First National Bank.[3]

In 1973, the Rawson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Non-archaeological historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register by passing any of three different criteria: significant historical role, relation to a historically significant person, or historically significant architecture.[5] It is possible for properties to meet more than one criterion; the Rawson House fit all three. Five years later, a group of properties along Clifton Avenue were designated a historic district, the Clifton Avenue Historic District;[1] the Rawson House is a contributing property to that district.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Rawson House, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, 2015. Accessed 2015-12-29.
  3. 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 658.
  4. Rawson House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-10-09.
  5. National Register of Historic Places Fact Sheet, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Accessed 2010-10-09.
  6. National Register District Address Finder, Ohio Historical Society, 2010. Accessed 2010-10-10.
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