{"nrhp_refnum":"82001867","name":"Linneman Building","other_names":["Bindels Furniture"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"210-212 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.73757576300005,"lon":-84.10541408599994,"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 yellow brick commercial building with limestone trim at 210-212 S. Main Street, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, built about 1899 and adjoining the Dorsey Building.","why_significant":"It is considered significant, together with the neighboring Dorsey Building, for its fine Sullivanesque stone carving, described as among the most ornately carved stone details in the city. The carving survives despite alterations to the first floor and windows. It is also said to be the first building in Lima with steel cross beams.","narrative":"Built around 1899 at 210-212 S. Main Street in Lima, this two-story commercial building is faced in yellow brick with limestone trim and has a flat roof and brick load-bearing walls. It adjoins the Dorsey Building. Its main feature is Sullivanesque stone carving, with entwined beasts and sometimes faces, and a carved parapet that rises at the center with beasts and intertwined tails. A block bearing the name Linneman is set among ornate blocks. The second story has double semicircular-topped window openings, now fitted with aluminum sash, and the first floor has been altered. Carved capitals remain on the center pilasters. A later occupant reported that it was the first building in Lima with steel cross beams. J. C. Linneman, apparently the first owner, began in the hotel business and helped develop the city water works. The building was listed for its carving, which survives largely intact and is regarded as among the most ornate in the city.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic with Sullivanesque details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a furniture and appliance store; interior and exterior condition recorded as good, with first floor and window alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.021867-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001867.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001867/f790adf87b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001867/f790adf87b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linneman_Building_site_in_Lima.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linneman_Building_site_in_Lima.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984439","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linneman_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6554612"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/linneman-building-82001867/"}