{"nrhp_refnum":"76001475","name":"Secor Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"413--423 Jefferson Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Toledo","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.65028420600004,"lon":-83.53694673599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-story brick hotel with stone facing and a reinforced concrete frame at 413-423 Jefferson Avenue in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, opened in 1908 and designed by Toledo architect George S. Mills.","why_significant":"Its 1908 opening marked the start of the modern era in Toledo's hotel history, and in 1915 a local newspaper called it \"Toledo's leading hotel.\" Local promoters used it as a symbol of the city's progress. It is also considered an outstanding example of early twentieth century Toledo architecture and an early reinforced concrete building.","narrative":"Rising ten stories on Jefferson Avenue in Toledo, this brick hotel with stone facing was designed by local architect George S. Mills and opened in 1908. Its frame is reinforced concrete, making it an early example of that construction. The seven-bay main facade has a segmental arched entry, carved stone lion heads, a balcony on massive stone brackets, and a heavy bracketed cornice with a band of small lion heads. The hotel originally offered 400 rooms, 300 with private baths, along with dining rooms, billiard rooms and convention space. In 1915 a local newspaper called it Toledo's leading hotel, and promoters compared it with the finest hotels in large cities. Cleveland architects Walker and Weeks supervised a 1934 renovation that changed the lobby, tap room, coffee shop and ballroom, though the exterior stayed nearly the same. The hotel is valued as a symbol of early twentieth century Toledo and as a work of Mills.","period_of_significance":"1908","architect_builder":"George S. Mills","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition, in use as a hotel; interior remodeled in 1934 while the exterior remains nearly unchanged.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.147416-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001475.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001475/2c133b5bc3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001475/2c133b5bc3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"MrJacon000","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Secor_Building,_July_2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MrJacon000</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:Secor_Building,_July_2022.jpg"},"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/71989967","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138542444"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/secor-hotel-76001475/"}