LuNeack House

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LuNeack House
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Location3718 Mead Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°6′45″N84°26′18″W / 39.11250°N 84.43833°W / 39.11250; -84.43833 Coordinates: 39°6′45″N84°26′18″W / 39.11250°N 84.43833°W / 39.11250; -84.43833
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1894
Architectural style Victorian
MPS Columbia-Tusculum MRA
NRHP reference No. 79002705 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1979

The LuNeack House is a historic residence in the Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built in 1894, [1] it is a frame building with clapboard walls, two-and-a-half stories tall. The overall floor plan of the house is that of a rectangle, with the front and rear being the shorter sides, although the original shape has been modified by the extension of the rear and a hexagonal bay on the western side. [2]

Architecturally, the most distinctive portion of the LuNeack House is the large porch, which is attached to the southward-facing front of the house. Many ornamental elements compose its walls and railings, such as spindles and a balustrade; moreover, the porch-facing windows feature prominent lintels. Additionally, the gables that rise to the roof are the locations of other details, such as imbricated shingles, circular windows, and elaborately carven bargeboards. [2]

Taken together, the various components of the LuNeack House form a well-preserved example of the Victorian style of architecture. Because the house has seen so few modifications since its original construction, it is architecturally distinctive; in 1978, a historic preservation survey of Columbia-Tusculum called it "outstanding" among the area's wooden Victorian residences. [3] One year later, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its historically significant architecture. It was one of seventeen Columbia-Tusculum properties included in a multiple property submission related to the previous year's historic preservation survey; most of the properties were buildings, but the Columbia Baptist and Fulton-Presbyterian Cemeteries were also included. [1]

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