{"nrhp_refnum":"75001544","name":"McKinley Memorial","other_names":["National McKinley Birthplace Memorial and Park"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"40 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Niles","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.181019408000054,"lon":-80.76599759599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A marble memorial building with an enclosed Court of Honor, set in a park at 40 North Main Street in the center of Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, and built around 1915 to honor President William McKinley. It houses a library, a 1,000-seat assembly room and a museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a major work of McKim, Mead and White and a prime example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture, chosen through a competition among six nationally known firms. It also holds a notable collection of McKinley relics and includes sculpture by J. Massey Rhind. It serves as the main green space and urban design focal point of downtown Niles.","narrative":"Built around 1915 in the center of Niles, Ohio, this marble memorial honors William McKinley, the 25th President, near the site of the school he first attended and close to his birthplace. McKim, Mead and White won an architectural competition against five other nationally known firms with a Neo-Classical Revival design. The building is 232 feet long and centers on a Court of Honor with twenty-eight marble columns, an Italian garden and a statue of McKinley by sculptor J. Massey Rhind. Wings on either side hold a 1,000-seat assembly room and a library, and a museum holds a notable collection of McKinley relics. Private donations paid for construction, with Henry Clay Frick the largest single contributor. Its monumental Doric gateway recalls the Brandenburg Gate. The memorial faces an open park and serves as the main urban design element for the surrounding commercial and civic area. It was listed for its architecture, sculpture and role in the town's planning.","period_of_significance":"c. 1915","architect_builder":"McKim, Mead and White (architects); J. Massey Rhind (sculptor)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition and altered. The form notes an inoperative furnace and ventilation system, basement water seepage and two closed restrooms. It remains in use as a memorial, library, museum and assembly hall.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.476222-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001544.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001544/9e73d29ce8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001544/9e73d29ce8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinley_Memorial_-_Niles.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinley_Memorial_-_Niles.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991701","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_McKinley_Birthplace_Memorial","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6974277"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/mckinley-memorial-75001544/"}