{"nrhp_refnum":"82001352","name":"Hotel Argonne","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 N. Elizabeth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.74157912600003,"lon":-84.10701675099995,"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 ten-story hotel at 201 N. Elizabeth Street in downtown Lima, Allen County, Ohio, constructed 1919-20 and opened in July 1921, designed by architect Andrew de Curtins.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as significant for its commercial architectural style and highly ornate interior. It was built soon after World War I in memory of the men who died in the Argonne Forest, and is called one of Lima's most elegant hotels. The reviewer noted that the interior's significance offsets somewhat the problems caused by window changes.","narrative":"Hotel Argonne is a ten-story hotel at 201 N. Elizabeth Street in downtown Lima, Ohio. Built in 1919-20 and opened in July 1921, it was designed by architect Andrew de Curtins in the Commercial Style. The building has a reinforced concrete frame with brick curtain walls. The lower two stories are faced in smooth dressed limestone, and the upper stories in grey brick, with a stone stringcourse and a boxed cornice with dentils below an elaborate parapet. The name honors the men who faced death in the Argonne Forest in World War I. The two-story open lobby is richly finished with wood, marble and heavy moldings that were originally gilded. Later alterations replaced the windows above the second floor with aluminum double-sash units, which reviewers noted but did not consider disqualifying. The property was valued for its commercial architecture and ornate interior, and was described as one of Lima's most elegant hotels. It remained in use as a hotel with a restaurant.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Andrew de Curtins, architect","architectural_style":"Commercial Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a hotel and restaurant; interior and exterior condition listed as good. Plans called for retaining it in its present condition and use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.142513-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001352.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001352/792644b255-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001352/792644b255-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Argonne_from_southeast.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Argonne_from_southeast.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984410","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Argonne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5911196"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/hotel-argonne-82001352/"}