{"nrhp_refnum":"82003616","name":"Biltmore Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"210 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.77156674300005,"lon":-84.19183512099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-02-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 16-story reinforced concrete hotel with brick and terra cotta exterior at 210 North Main Street in downtown Dayton, Ohio, built in 1928 and designed by architect Frederick J. Hughes.","why_significant":"The hotel was built as part of the national Biltmore chain developed in the 1920s by hotel entrepreneur John M. Bowman. It is an impressive example of Second Renaissance Revival architecture and a major work of local architect Fred J. Hughes. It remains a major visual landmark on Dayton's primary north-south commercial street.","narrative":"Rising sixteen stories in downtown Dayton, this 1928 hotel at 210 North Main Street was built as part of the Biltmore chain that hotelier John M. Bowman developed across the country in the 1920s. Architect Fred J. Hughes, a Dayton native who practiced locally from 1909, designed it in the Second Renaissance Revival style, combining a terra cotta rusticated arcade and cornice balustrade with smooth brick walls. With 500 rooms and garage space for 700 cars, it was the largest hotel in the city when completed, and a local newspaper said it would give Dayton metropolitan elegance. Financial trouble followed within a year, and the property passed to land trust certificate holders, then to Hilton under a lease in 1944, and to Sheraton in 1965. Sheraton's interior remodeling concealed the lobby's coffered ceiling, mezzanine and marble columns, though much remains intact beneath. The exterior is largely unchanged, and the building remains a visual landmark on Main Street.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1928)","architect_builder":"Frederick J. Hughes","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior remains largely as constructed; interior extensively remodeled by Sheraton in 1965 with original lobby features hidden but largely intact. Rehabilitation for elderly housing raised the elevator tower by two stories. Status marked unoccupied and occupied on the form.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.542838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003616.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003616/b4e5332fce-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003616/b4e5332fce-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daytonian","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biltmore_corner_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daytonian</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:Biltmore_corner_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990446","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dayton_Biltmore_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4913628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/biltmore-hotel-82003616/"}