{"nrhp_refnum":"75001364","name":"Peerless Motor Company Plant No. 1","other_names":["C. Schmidt and Sons,Inc. Building","Carling Brewery"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9400 Quincy Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.49259648300006,"lon":-81.62099492699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick industrial and administrative building at 9400 Quincy Avenue in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, built in 1906 for the Peerless Motor Company and designed by architect J. Milton Dyer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an unusual example of an industrial office building in an eclectic style, with details suggesting Prairie School and Viennese Secession influences. It is also significant for its association with two important Cleveland industries, automobile manufacturing and brewing, and with architect J. Milton Dyer.","narrative":"Built in 1906 at 9400 Quincy Avenue in Cleveland, this large brick complex first served as the administrative offices of the Peerless Motor Company, makers of luxury automobiles. Architect J. Milton Dyer, who also designed Cleveland City Hall and the Cleveland Athletic Club, gave it an eclectic design. The front shows a central four-story section with three-story wings, a five-story central bay with a medallion, and an entrance canopy between brick piers topped with stone spheres. Inside, the administration lobby keeps its wrought iron stairway with brass treads, oak railings and floral ceramic tile. Company president James A. Bohannon saw little market for costly cars and expected Prohibition to end, so the plant was acquired in 1931 by the Brewing Corporation of America and became the Carling Brewing Company in 1933. J.C. Schultz designed the brewery conversion. The building later passed to C. Schmidt & Sons. Its design and its link to two Cleveland industries underpin its significance.","period_of_significance":"1906","architect_builder":"J. Milton Dyer (architect); J.C. Schultz (architect for the brewery conversion)","architectural_style":"Eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition and altered; in use today as a brewery, distribution plant, storage and regional sales office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.097658-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001364.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987707","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/peerless-motor-company-plant-no-1-75001364/"}