Five of the leading houses in the district are located at 183, 204, 209, 235, and 272 East Second:[2] Xenia's first banker, John Hivling, once lived at 183 Second, which was built circa 1880.

Known as "Eden Hall", this house was later purchased by John Allen and his wife and given to their daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Coates Kinney.

His house is a weatherboarded 2½-story structure in the Queen Anne style; it features an asymmetrical floor plan and multiple large gables.

Sidelights and a transom surround the recessed main entrance, and a screened porch is accessible from the second floor.

[1] The neighborhood was judged important because of its ability to depict wealthy Gilded Age society and because of the high degree of preservation that the houses have experienced.