{"nrhp_refnum":"07000071","name":"Baker Motor Vehicle Company Building","other_names":["Baker R&amp","L Company","A.L. Englander"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7100-7122 Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50384645400004,"lon":-81.63907589999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-02-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick-and-concrete commercial building at 7100-7122 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1910 as a showroom and service facility for Baker electric automobiles. A one-story wing was added in 1931.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion A for its association with the early automobile industry in Cleveland, especially the electric car. It served as the main retail and service outlet for the Baker electric car during its peak years of popularity. It was later used by the A.L. Englander Motor Company, which occupied it from 1921 to 1941.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at Euclid Avenue and East 71st Street in Cleveland, this trapezoidal brick and concrete building was a sales, service and recharging center for Baker electric automobiles. It was placed near the city's \"Gold Coast\" to serve wealthy women who favored electric cars. The Euclid Avenue front has patterned brickwork, stucco and glazed tile panels bearing a \"BE\" monogram for Baker Electric. Inside, separate service bays handled electric and gasoline cars, and second-floor apartments housed chauffeurs who brought cars in overnight for recharging. Cleveland architect Frank B. Meade designed it. A.L. Englander Motor Company took over in 1921 and added a one-story wing in 1931, using the site for auto sales until 1941. Storefronts have been altered and many openings infilled, but the building keeps its overall form, decorative masonry and tile. It is recognized for its link to the early electric automobile industry in Cleveland and the nation.","period_of_significance":"1910-1941","architect_builder":"Frank B. Meade, Cleveland","architectural_style":"20th century/commercial","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant; storefronts and showroom windows have been replaced or covered, and some openings bricked in, though original forms and decorative brickwork remain.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.931957-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/07000071.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000071/701bba1a2e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000071/701bba1a2e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baker_Motor_Vehicle_Company_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baker_Motor_Vehicle_Company_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987835","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Motor_Vehicle_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30152326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/baker-motor-vehicle-company-building-07000071/"}