Martin Steinhilber House, 402 South High Street, Covington, Miami County, OH

Significance: The Martin Steinhilber House was built circa 1859. The house is a two-story structure of Vernacular design with Italianate stylistic elements. The structure has a wood frame and brick insulation covered by wood shiplap siding. Handmade decorative brackets ornament the eaves and the front has an Eastlake detail porch. The adjacent houses are of the same period (circa 1850-1870). Martin Steinhilber was a German immigrant and prominent weaver of carpets and coverlets. Examples of his work are included in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Survey number: HABS OH-2277

Building/structure dates: ca. 1859 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work

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