{"nrhp_refnum":"78003450","name":"Central National Park Building","other_names":["The Central Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"103 SW Adams St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peoria","county":"Peoria County","state":"IL","lat":40.69096422400003,"lon":-89.58897987799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-story steel and concrete office building of pressed yellow brick at Main and Adams Streets in downtown Peoria, Illinois, built in 1914 as the Central National Bank Building and designed by D. H. Burnham and Company of Chicago.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a clear expression of the time and culture that produced it, and a very pure example of the shift in architectural thinking after the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It is also a Renaissance Revival office building from the Burnham firm, designed by his chief lieutenants. It documents the first half century of business professionalism in Peoria.","narrative":"Rising ten stories at the corner of Main and Adams Streets in downtown Peoria, this steel and concrete office building was completed in 1914 as the Central National Bank Building. D. H. Burnham and Company of Chicago designed it in the Renaissance Revival style, with pressed yellow brick walls, granite-based pilasters, light green enameled tile spandrels and terra cotta cornices. A large Anthemion cornice of acanthus scrolls crowns the top and gives the building a distinctive silhouette. The structure grew over time: Hewitt and Emerson expanded the bank in 1917, and a northern addition completed in 1931 effectively doubled the Main Street facade. The Adams Street entrance was replaced in 1948 with a modern design. The nomination values the building as a clear expression of its era, a product of Burnham's chief lieutenants, and a record of early business professionalism in Peoria. It housed the bank and many doctors, lawyers and accountants through the 1960s.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1914)","architect_builder":"D. H. Burnham and Company","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied at the time of nomination; the envelope and structure were described as in excellent condition, and renovation was planned to restore the 1914 entrance details.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.654538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/8938/28893837/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78003450.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003450/9f11af987c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003450/9f11af987c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Esvobod2","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_National_Bank_Building.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Esvobod2</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_National_Bank_Building.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100002825","name":"Downtown Peoria Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/downtown-peoria-historic-district-100002825/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893837","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_National_Bank_Building_(Peoria,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5061485"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/peoria-county/central-national-park-building-78003450/"}