{"nrhp_refnum":"01000051","name":"Kundtz, Theodor, Company Building","other_names":["White Sewing Machine Company Building","Cuy-2972-3"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2249 Elm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.49579681300003,"lon":-81.70620875599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-02-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story brick industrial building with a four-story addition at 2249 Elm Street in Cleveland's Flats, built in 1914 with a western addition in 1924 for the Theodor Kundtz Company, a maker of sewing machine cabinets and woodwork.","why_significant":"The building is the sole surviving structure of a major Kundtz industrial complex that once covered several blocks of the Flats. It is nominated for its association with Cleveland's industry, specifically woodworking and sewing machine cabinet manufacturing, from 1914 to 1949. It was rehabilitated in the mid-1990s with a certified historic rehabilitation.","narrative":"Located at 2249 Elm Street in Cleveland's Flats, this brick industrial building is the last survivor of a large complex built by the Theodor Kundtz Company, which made woodwork, casework and especially sewing machine cabinets. The original six-story section dates to 1914, designed by White and Shupe Architects, and a four-story western addition followed in 1924 by architect Wallace A. Hatch and builder Reaugh Construction. Known as Plant #5, it has brick bearing walls in common bond, projecting pilasters, and a wood post-and-beam interior unusual for its era. Around it, the other Kundtz plants and many neighboring industrial buildings have been demolished. After a period as a paper warehouse, a mid-1990s certified rehabilitation converted it to a restaurant, offices and apartments while keeping its steel windows, brick walls and heavy timber structure. It was listed for its role in Cleveland's industrial history between 1914 and 1949.","period_of_significance":"1914-1949","architect_builder":"1914 part: White and Shupe Architects; 1924 part: Wallace A. Hatch, architect; Reaugh Construction, builder","architectural_style":"Other/Vernacular Industrial","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in the mid-1990s as a restaurant, offices and apartments; formerly used as a paper warehouse. The original brick walls, stairways and wood post-and-beam interior remain visible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.307194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/01000051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000051/5943dbe405-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000051/5943dbe405-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodor_Kundtz_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodor_Kundtz_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987903","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137647050"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/kundtz-theodor-company-building-01000051/"}