{"nrhp_refnum":"08000148","name":"Brumberg Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"222 S. 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ironton","county":"Lawrence County","state":"OH","lat":38.53377827600008,"lon":-82.68470779699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-03-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story buff brick commercial building at 222 S. Third Street on a corner lot in downtown Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, built in 1906 in the Neo-Classical Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building meets Criterion A in industry and commerce as Ironton's first five-story building, built by a prominent businessman. It housed Swisher Cigars, which employed many women as cigar rollers, and later A.J. Brumberg & Co. Clothiers, which stayed until 1956. It illustrates the city's industrial and commercial importance in the early twentieth century.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Third and Vernon Streets in downtown Ironton, Ohio, this buff brick commercial building was completed in 1906 in the Neo-Classical Revival style. Embedded pilasters, stone sills and lintels, and round-arched windows on the fifth floor give both street facades a vertical emphasis. It was the first five-story building in the city, put up by a prominent businessman. Its first major tenant was Swisher Cigars, whose factory employed hundreds of women as cigar rollers and stemmers. A.J. Brumberg & Co. Clothiers later occupied the building and remained until 1956. The ground floor was remodeled in 1932 and again in 1950, but the upper floors keep their original windows, wood floors, metal columns and wood stairway. Its significance rests on what it shows about Ironton's industrial and commercial life in the early twentieth century, when the city was prospering from the Hanging Rock iron region and a growing business district.","period_of_significance":"1906-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival (Neo-Classical Revival)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Upper floors remain largely intact; the first floor was altered in 1932 and 1950 and currently houses a floor covering business.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.821605-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08000148.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000148/74ad324da1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000148/74ad324da1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brumberg_Building_from_north.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brumberg_Building_from_north.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08001296","name":"Downtown Ironton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-ironton-historic-district-08001296/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989655","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138457215"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lawrence-county/brumberg-building-08000148/"}