{"nrhp_refnum":"82001866","name":"Ohio Theatre","other_names":["Ohio Theatre 2-Fantasia Disco"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"122 W. North St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.74299496900005,"lon":-84.10600798999997,"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 two-story reinforced concrete movie and vaudeville theatre at 122 West North Street in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, built in 1927 in a Spanish Churrigueresque style. Architects are listed as Peter Hulsken and Lyman T. Strong.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as significant as the only Churriguesque facade in the region, with an ornate Italian Renaissance interior. It was built for the Schine Corporation and hosted live performances by well-known entertainers. It was described as a typical 1920s movie palace with most architectural features intact.","narrative":"Built in 1927 at 122 West North Street in Lima, this two-story reinforced concrete theatre was designed as a movie and vaudeville house for the Schine Corporation and owned by Max Bernstein. Its tan brick exterior shows a Spanish Churrigueresque character, with terra cotta ornament on three flowing arches enclosing two windows and a central section. Inside, the Italian Renaissance design includes Corinthian columns, mosaic and marble tile floors, a 2,500-pound crystal chandelier, a high domed loggia, a balcony, ornate box seats and a 30-by-80-foot stage. The theatre housed what was described as the most sumptuous theatre interior in the area, and hosted live performances by Bob Hope, Ezio Pinza and Artur Rubinstein. The original Wurlitzer organ was given to an Illinois school in 1971. After Warner Brothers sold it, the building was threatened with demolition, then reopened as a disco in 1979 with most features intact. It is valued as the region's only Churrigueresque facade.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect or engineer: Peter Hulsken, Lyman T. Strong; contractor or builder: Green Sawyer","architectural_style":"Churrigueresque (exterior); Italian Renaissance interior","criteria":[],"status_note":"At the time of the inventory (1979) it had reopened as the Fantasia disco, with most architectural features intact; condition listed as fair inside and out, and it was noted as having been in danger of demolition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.399269-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001866.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001866/73f91c3003-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001866/73f91c3003-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohio_Theatre,_Lima,_from_southeast.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohio_Theatre,_Lima,_from_southeast.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984437","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Theatre_(Lima,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7080983"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/ohio-theatre-82001866/"}