{"nrhp_refnum":"79002724","name":"Commercial Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE corner 2nd St. and Middle Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elyria","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.366623333000064,"lon":-82.10644117099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Italianate commercial building at the northeast corner of Second Street and Middle Avenue in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, dating from the late 1800s. The architect and builder are not named.","why_significant":"The nomination points to its significant Italianate detailing, which is notable within the city, and to its prominent corner location facing the public square. It also notes that many businesses have occupied the building and that this block of Middle Avenue was once called \"Cheapside.\"","narrative":"This three-story brick commercial building stands at the northeast corner of Second Street and Middle Avenue in Elyria, Ohio, facing the public square and across the street from the county courthouse. Built in the late 1800s in the Italianate style, it has a thirty-foot frontage, a flat composition roof and a sandstone foundation. Its most distinctive features are a massive, elaborate cornice, ornate window lintels and a large projecting bay window on the second floor. Inside, a single long skylighted hallway leads to small offices on the upper floors. The ground-level storefront has been altered, and the interior has not been well maintained. Many businesses have been housed here over the years. This block of Middle Avenue was once known as \"Cheapside,\" because its businesses offered lower prices than those on Broad Street. The building was listed for its notable Italianate detailing and its prominent corner position in downtown Elyria.","period_of_significance":"Late 1800's","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior condition is listed as poor and exterior as fair. The ground-level storefront has been altered and the interior has not been well maintained. Present use is commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.525554-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002724.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002724/e42c90e145-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002724/e42c90e145-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commercial_Building_in_Elyria_from_southeast.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commercial_Building_in_Elyria_from_southeast.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00001663","name":"Elyria Downtown-West Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/elyria-downtown-west-avenue-historic-district-00001663/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985720","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138507563"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/commercial-building-79002724/"}