{"nrhp_refnum":"10000194","name":"Saunders Seed Company","other_names":["Tipp Leaf Tobacco Company Warehouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 W Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tipp City","county":"Miami County","state":"OH","lat":39.95928024400007,"lon":-84.17269619599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1906 brick industrial building at 101 West Broadway in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, beside the railroad. It was built by Eli Saunders as a tobacco warehouse and later became a seed processing and retail operation.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion A as representative of Tipp City's early 20th century industrial history. It is described as the only business of its kind in the city and the only early 20th century industrial building that retains so much of its original design, form and materials. It reflects the link between local industry and the surrounding agricultural community.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of West Broadway and South Fourth Street in Tipp City, Ohio, this brick building dates from 1906 and sits along the railroad corridor that shaped the town's industry. Eli Saunders built it as a tobacco warehouse for the Tipp Leaf Tobacco Company, and it was converted to seed use in the 1920s. The structure is a simple rectangle of brick bearing walls on a stone foundation, with heavy timber framing, wood floors and painted signage on its exterior. Inside, line-shaft equipment still cleans, sorts and packages seed, and the retail store and manager's office keep their early finishes. Local farmers brought corn, soybeans and grain to be processed for the next year's planting, and the company sold its Miami brand seeds, concentrating on open-pollinated varieties. The building was listed for its role in the city's early 20th century industrial and agricultural history, and it continues operating as a seed business.","period_of_significance":"1906-1959","architect_builder":"Eli Saunders (builder)","architectural_style":"Other/early 20th century industrial","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The company still operates at its original location with retail and wholesale seed sales, and the building retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.228189-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/10000194.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000194/a8ee0eb8f8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000194/a8ee0eb8f8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saunders_Seed_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saunders_Seed_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985921","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138589495"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/miami-county/saunders-seed-company-10000194/"}