{"nrhp_refnum":"82001349","name":"Cahill, Beck and R. C., Buildings","other_names":["Vacant-Restaurant Supply"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200-206 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.738790409000046,"lon":-84.10536140699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Victorian Commercial brick building at 200-206 S. Main Street (Spring and Main Streets) in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, dated to about 1890. It was built as commercial space and is part of the Lima Multiple Resource Area.","why_significant":"The building typifies the commercial structures put up in Lima in the 1890s, when the city's population roughly tripled after the discovery of oil. It is noted for its early use of yellow brick and for details such as Luxfer transoms and cast iron posts. A reviewer noted the building is visually altered but its significant features remain intact.","narrative":"This three-story commercial building at 200-206 S. Main Street in Lima, Ohio, dates to about 1890 and is a Victorian Commercial design in load-bearing brick laid in running bond, with a pyramidal slate roof. Its front has thirteen bays, with the original storefront surviving on the north two-thirds. Details include yellow brick, quoins, pilasters with Greek key ornament, lavender multi-pane Luxfer transoms above plate glass, stone hoods and voussoirs, dentils and a balustraded parapet. The south part of the front has altered windows. The building reflects the commercial growth of Lima in the 1890s, when the population roughly tripled from about 7,000 to over 21,000 between 1880 and 1900 following the discovery of oil. It is similar to the Abbatz Block and is valued for its early use of yellow brick and its architectural details, including cast iron posts. A reviewer found it visually altered but with significant features intact.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Commercial","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed in the inventory as vacant/restaurant supply; exterior condition fair. The south half of the front has altered windows.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.027603-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001349.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001349/f444ad7454-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001349/f444ad7454-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beck_and_R.C._Cahill_Buildings_site,_Lima.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beck_and_R.C._Cahill_Buildings_site,_Lima.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984425","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_and_R.C._Cahill_Buildings","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4878618"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/cahill-beck-and-r-c-buildings-82001349/"}