{"nrhp_refnum":"80000839","name":"Frankish Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 S. Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ontario","county":"San Bernardino County","state":"CA","lat":34.062493748000065,"lon":-117.65106155899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story commercial and residential building at 200 S. Euclid Avenue, on the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and Transit Street in Ontario, California, built in 1915-16 and designed by Charles Frankish and his son Hugh.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architecture, which shows Second Renaissance Revival and Romano-Tuscan characteristics, and for its link to Charles Frankish, a land developer and civic leader. It represents an era of stability and steady growth in Ontario's history. Its quality materials and workmanship remain evident today.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Transit Street in Ontario, California, this three-story building combined ground-floor commercial space with 32 apartments on the upper two floors. It was designed by Charles Frankish and his son Hugh and built under their supervision in 1915-16. The structure uses reinforced concrete, precast art stone blocks, cement plaster and glazed white brick. Its symmetrical facade, rusticated quoins and plain upper walls reflect Renaissance Revival styling. The ground floor once housed the local post office, and a pressed tin ceiling survives inside. Charles Frankish shaped much of Ontario's growth: he led the land company that sold the city's early holdings, extended Euclid Avenue, helped found the first bank, and brought electric lighting to the town. The building is valued both as an example of its architectural style and as a landmark of his career. Its setting facing City Hall Park along Euclid Avenue remains largely as it was when built, and only a lobby canopy has been added.","period_of_significance":"1915-1916","architect_builder":"Charles Frankish","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival Style and the earlier Romano-Tuscan Mode of the Renaissance Revival Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked as occupied and in good condition; the only visible alteration is a metal and glass canopy over the apartment lobby entrance. Ground floor commercial space, with apartments above.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.075205-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80000839.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000839/6ac0fdc4d4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000839/6ac0fdc4d4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Einbierbitte","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frankish_Bldg_7.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Einbierbitte</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:Frankish_Bldg_7.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860756","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankish_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20639114"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-bernardino-county/frankish-building-80000839/"}