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Balch House
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National Register of Historic Places

Balch House

Also known as Meyer House

On the National Register since 198046 years
Hannaford, SamuelListed 1980Cincinnati
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Balch House

Balch House, at 267 Greendale Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 3, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

267 Greendale Ave., Cincinnati · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Balch HouseStart here
  2. 2William Resor HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Calvary Episcopal Church Sunday SchoolHannaford, Samuel and Sons · next door
  4. 4Rawson HouseItalian Villa · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Probasco FountainHannaford, Samuel, and Sons · Built 1887 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSir Alfred T. Goshorn HouseRomanesque0.3 miBS. Gale and Agnes P. Lowrie HouseBuilding0.3 miBBoulter, Cedric G., and Patricia Neils, HouseWrightian/Usonian0.3 miDClifton Avenue Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.3 miBMoses Goldsmith BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBHulbert House and McAlpin Bridal CottageQueen Anne0.4 miBJohn Uri Lloyd HouseRomanesque Revival0.4 miBClifton Methodist Episcopal ChurchGothic0.5 miBGeorge Hummel HouseHannaford, Samuel and Sons0.5 miBSacred Heart AcademyHannaford, Samuel, and Sons0.5 miBHewson-Gutting HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi
More like it

Hannaford, Samuel style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Hannaford, Samuel.

Morrison House0.6 mi away
Spring Grove Cemetery Chapel1 mi away
Samuel Hannaford House1.4 mi away
Winton Place Methodist Episcopal Church1.5 mi away

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Questions about Balch House

Is Balch House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 3, 1980 (Register number 80003036).

Is Balch House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cincinnati Zoo Historic Structures, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Balch House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Balch House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71985424 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.