{"nrhp_refnum":"06000199","name":"Clinton Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3607 Clinton Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.48710288500007,"lon":-81.71378082199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story buff brick and sandstone apartment building with 16 units at 3607 Clinton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1898 and designed by the firm Steffens, Searles & Hirsch.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of Cleveland's earliest apartment buildings and an unusually early example of Colonial Revival architecture in the city. It is also noted for its H-plan with side light wells, an early form of the apartment type later used widely in Cleveland, and for its association with a prominent architectural firm. Its exterior craftsmanship and largely intact interior features also support its significance.","narrative":"Built in 1898 on Clinton Avenue in Cleveland, this four-story apartment building holds 16 suites, four on each main floor. Its front is faced in hard-fired buff-orange brick with cut sandstone trim, set on a tall base of rock-faced sandstone. A projecting entrance with an elliptical arch, Tuscan pilasters and a carved \"CLINTON\" frieze anchors the facade. Inside, a mosaic-floored vestibule leads to a wooden staircase with a twisted railing and tall newel, and each apartment retains an ornate fireplace mantel. The architects, Steffens, Searles & Hirsch, produced it as one of the city's earliest apartment buildings, and its deep side recesses give an H-plan that brought light and air to every room. The design is an unusually early local example of Colonial Revival styling. The building has seen few alterations beyond modernized kitchens and baths and replacement windows installed in 2005 to match the originals. Census records show its early residents were mostly middle-class households.","period_of_significance":"1898-99","architect_builder":"Steffens, Searles & Hirsch","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival (Colonial Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as multiple dwellings; survives without substantial alteration, with new compatible windows installed in 2005.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.776144-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/06000199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000199/ee8b031b0c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000199/ee8b031b0c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cricchetti","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clinton_Apartments_2.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:Clinton_Apartments_2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987361","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137649947"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/clinton-apartments-06000199/"}