{"nrhp_refnum":"75001469","name":"Brand, R., and Company","other_names":["Western Shoe Company"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120-124 St. Clair St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Toledo","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.64931292500006,"lon":-83.53606806499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story stone and brick commercial building at 120-124 St. Clair Street in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, completed in 1874 and built by J. V. Sanfleet.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of late nineteenth century Toledo commercial and Victorian architecture with local historical associations. It was home to R. Brand and Company, wine and liquor importers, for thirty-six years, and then to the Western Shoe Company from 1910.","narrative":"This four-story stone and brick commercial building at 120-124 St. Clair Street in Toledo dates to 1874, although county courthouse records give 1877. A stone set into the lower story names J. V. Sanfleet as builder. It once belonged to a block of similar buildings but now stands alone with parking lots on either side. The west facade combines stone and glass, with a center entrance, large display windows, cast iron columns, pilasters, segmental and round arched windows, wide stone bands and an elaborately bracketed cornice. The sides are solid brick and once abutted neighboring structures. R. Brand and Company, wine and liquor importers founded in 1849 by Adolph Brand and Guido Marx, a one-time mayor of Toledo, occupied the building for thirty-six years. In 1910 the Western Shoe Company, a wholesaler founded in 1867, bought it and has remained there. The building was recognized as a fine local example of Victorian commercial architecture.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1874)","architect_builder":"J. V. Sanfleet, Builder","architectural_style":"Victorian American commercial architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in commercial use; condition listed as good and altered, on its original site. The Western Shoe Company has been at the address since 1910.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.698781-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001469.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100007510","name":"Toledo Central Business Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/toledo-central-business-historic-district-100007510/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989939","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/brand-r-and-company-75001469/"}