{"nrhp_refnum":"00000411","name":"Fisher Building-Latham Block","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111, 113, and 115 N. Sixth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.79947657200006,"lon":-89.64771324099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two adjoining three-story brick commercial buildings at 111, 113 and 115 North Sixth Street in downtown Springfield, Illinois, counted as one building. The Latham Block dates to 1856; the Fisher Building was built in the same 1850s building boom and given a new facade about 1900.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the pair is significant under architectural criteria. The Latham Block is a good example of a speculative commercial building with classical-inspired elements, notably its cast-iron pedimented window hoods. The Fisher Building shows the later, more elaborate Classical Revival style adopted in Springfield after the Columbian Exposition, applied through its circa 1900 facade change.","narrative":"Two three-story brick commercial buildings stand side by side on the west side of North Sixth Street in downtown Springfield, just north of the public square. The Latham Block, built in 1856, kept its original upper floors, with evenly spaced windows topped by pedimented cast-iron hoods and a later metal cornice. The Fisher Building was erected in the same 1850s building boom, but its facade was rebuilt about 1900 in Classical Revival style, with a two-story bay window, limestone bands and a modillioned cornice. Around 1912 its storefront was recessed to house the Amuse-U Theatre, and both ground floors were modernized in the late 1960s. Interior doorways link the two buildings, which is why they count as one resource. They were listed for architecture: the Latham Block as a typical speculative business building with classical details, and the Fisher Building as an example of the more ornate style that followed the Columbian Exposition. Many upper rooms are vacant.","period_of_significance":"1856-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Much of the upper floors and several ground-floor spaces are described as vacant and awaiting renovation; one first-floor space at 115 North Sixth houses a currency exchange business.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.383464-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/8940/28894012/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/00000411.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000411/2282c73919-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000411/2282c73919-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fisher_Building-Latham_Block.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</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:Fisher_Building-Latham_Block.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78001187","name":"Central Springfield Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/central-springfield-historic-district-78001187/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894012","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building-Latham_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461755"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/fisher-building-latham-block-00000411/"}