{"nrhp_refnum":"74001410","name":"Arcade Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Fountain Ave. and High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.92267899700005,"lon":-83.80998972599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story and three-story brick hotel with an interior skylighted shopping arcade at the southeast corner of Fountain Avenue and High Street in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. The hotel was built in 1883 around an older reaper works building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a well-preserved early example of arcade-style business architecture, the forerunner of the modern shopping mall, and is unique in this part of Ohio with one of the few arcades in the state. Contemporary writers praised it as one of the finest structures in Springfield. It was also considered threatened by redevelopment plans.","narrative":"Arcade Hotel in Springfield, Ohio, combines a hotel and an indoor shopping arcade in one large brick building at Fountain Avenue and High Street. Built in 1883 and designed by local architect Charles Cregar, it was constructed by Oliver Kelly, one of the owners of the reaper works that once occupied the site. A surviving four-story Italianate building from that works forms the northwest corner, contrasting with the simpler three-story hotel around it. The structure measures 150 by 340 feet, with about 25 shops lining a skylighted arcade under a glass roof carried on metal trusses, and 115 guest rooms above. Its location joined the main route to the railroad station with the central business district. The arcade is regarded as an ancestor of the modern shopping mall, and the building is considered one of very few arcades in Ohio. At the time of listing, redevelopment plans threatened it.","period_of_significance":"1883","architect_builder":"Architect Charles Cregar; built by Oliver Kelly","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Partly occupied: most arcade shops are occupied and about half the hotel is in use, while the other half needs immediate repairs. The lobby, dining room, bar and billiard room are not in use. Exterior brick and trim were recently painted and are in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.736939-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001410.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001410/94ffd33343-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001410/94ffd33343-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim Shively","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Shively</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987074","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4785078"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/arcade-hotel-74001410/"}