Rawson House

Rawson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Front of the Rawson House
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Location	3767 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates	39°9′8″N 84°31′10″W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	Italian Villa
Part of	Clifton Avenue Historic District (ID78002074)
NRHP reference No.	73001465[1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1973

The Rawson House is a historic building along Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

History

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]

National Register of Historic Places

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Rawson House, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, 2015. Accessed 2015-12-29.
3. 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 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ohio Historical Society, 2010. Accessed 2010-10-10.