{"nrhp_refnum":"82001480","name":"Mutual Home & Savings Association Building","other_names":["The Hulman Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120 W. 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.76030091600006,"lon":-84.19532769199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 22-story, 279-foot office tower at 120 West Second Street in downtown Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, completed in 1931 and also known as the Hulman Building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is Dayton's only Art Deco setback skyscraper and the city's single contribution to the Art Deco commercial style. Its original materials and ornamentation remain intact and in excellent condition. Its geometric and floral ornament, setbacks and verticality convey the modern corporate image sought by businessmen in the 1930s.","narrative":"Rising 22 stories and 279 feet above West Second Street in downtown Dayton, this office building was completed in 1931 for the Mutual Home & Savings Association and is also known as the Hulman Building. Its form is a four-story base topped by a three-part tower that steps back at intervals, giving the effect of stacked blocks. The public facades are faced in marble and limestone, with a 16-foot black marble base carved with floral Art Deco engravings, arched windows set in stamped aluminum frames, and decorative stone and metal spandrel panels between floors. Steel framing encased in concrete supports the structure. The building was listed because it is regarded as Dayton's only Art Deco setback skyscraper and the city's main example of the style. Its original materials and ornament survive unaltered after nearly fifty years of use, and its geometric ornament and strong verticality reflect the modern corporate image businesses wanted in the 1930s.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Schenck/Williams","architectural_style":"Art Deco (\"modernistic\") setback skyscraper","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and unaltered since its 1931 completion; listed as occupied and used commercially.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.070436-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001480.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001480/1f4e96c689-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001480/1f4e96c689-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MutualHomeSavingsBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030)</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:MutualHomeSavingsBuilding.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100004316","name":"Downtown Dayton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-dayton-historic-district-100004316/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990392","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Tower_(Dayton)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6541983"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/mutual-home-and-savings-association-building-82001480/"}