{"nrhp_refnum":"00000180","name":"Harp Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1389 W. 64th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.48466477300008,"lon":-81.72908674899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick apartment building at 1389 W. 64th St., at the corner of Detroit Ave., in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1908 with thirteen suites. It was designed by George A. Grieble and built by George Rutherford.","why_significant":"The building is nominated under Criterion C as a representative example of early twentieth century multi-family housing in Cleveland, not for its architectural style. It has classically detailed entrances, distinctive speckled brick with deeply recessed joints, and a tower-like corner bay. It is also notably unaltered in its exterior, lobbies and unit layouts.","narrative":"Built in 1908 at the northeast corner of Detroit Avenue and West 64th Street in Cleveland, this three-story brick building holds thirteen apartments. A permit was taken out that year by Olive Harp Lawrence at a cost of $25,000. George A. Grieble, a prominent Cleveland neighborhood architect, designed it, and George Rutherford's firm did the construction. Its speckled orange-red brick has deeply recessed mortar joints, and corbeled brick forms the cornice and arches. Terra cotta brackets with wreath motifs frame the two identical entrances, and a tower-like bay marks the corner. Inside, the units are nearly identical, with fireplaces and ornate mantels, and rear porches with exterior stairs provide a second exit. It was listed for its value as an example of early apartment housing during Cleveland's apartment boom, standing out among nearby single-family frame houses. The exterior, lobbies and floor plans remain largely intact, with only some painted woodwork and updated kitchens and baths.","period_of_significance":"1908","architect_builder":"George A. Grieble, Cleveland; George Rutherford, Cleveland","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals: Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as multiple dwelling; described as surviving without substantial alteration, with masonry exterior in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.546631-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/00000180.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000180/49d1609d10-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000180/49d1609d10-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cricchetti","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harp_Apartments.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricchetti</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harp_Apartments.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987446","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137642413"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/harp-apartments-00000180/"}