{"nrhp_refnum":"74001557","name":"Governor's Inn","other_names":["Old Plantation Inn","Commercial Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Maumee","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.56442912600005,"lon":-83.64594509999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, roughly square brick commercial building at 301 River Road in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, built in 1836 by Levi Beebe and originally called the Commercial Building.","why_significant":"It is described as one of the largest and oldest commercial buildings in Maumee and vicinity. Over the years it served as stores, banks, a post office, a stagecoach and boat stop, and the social center of Maumee during the canal era. Its location near the junction of stage, river and canal traffic kept it in use for many years.","narrative":"Built in 1836 by Levi Beebe, this three-story brick building at 301 River Road in Maumee was first known as the Commercial Building. It is roughly square in plan, with symmetrical, shuttered six-over-six windows on the south and east sides, plain stone lintels, sills and corner quoins, and a shallow hipped roof with a generous overhang and a stylized motif under the corner soffits. The ground level has a wood and stone facade with many openings, reflecting the numerous businesses once housed there. Additions of brick stand on the west and north sides. The building housed stores, banks and post office facilities, and during the canal era it served as a stagecoach and boat stop and as the social center of Maumee, one of the earliest settlements in Northwest Ohio. It later carried names including the Neely House, the Bismark, the Langley Inn and the Old Plantation Inn. It was listed as one of the largest and oldest commercial buildings in the area.","period_of_significance":"1836","architect_builder":"Levi Beebe (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"At the time of nomination the ground floor was a restaurant, the second floor held a cocktail lounge and private dining rooms, and the third-floor ballroom was unused.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.027906-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001557.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001557/e72b5648cf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001557/e72b5648cf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Governor%27s_Inn_at_Maumee.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Governor%27s_Inn_at_Maumee.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989947","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor%27s_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5589474"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/governors-inn-74001557/"}