{"nrhp_refnum":"83001953","name":"Halle Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1228 Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.49999123900005,"lon":-81.68289044699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An eleven-story terra cotta-clad department store at 1228 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built in three phases in 1910, 1914 and 1947. It began as the Pope Building and spans East 12th Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fine example of early twentieth century commercial architecture with classically derived terra cotta ornament. It also helped spur the shift of Cleveland's main business district to Upper Euclid Avenue. It is the only known commercial building in Cleveland by architect Henry Bacon.","narrative":"Rising eleven stories along Euclid Avenue and Huron Road in Cleveland, this department store was built in three stages: the first ten floors around 1910 as the Pope Building, a westward doubling in 1914, and a final addition and eleventh floor in 1947. White glazed terra cotta covers the main facades, with granite at the base, wide canopies over the entrances, and recessed triple windows that express the steel and concrete frame. The building bridges East 12th Street, and the additions were handled so carefully that it reads as a single structure. Its importance rests on two points. Architecturally, it shows early twentieth century commercial design with classical ornament, by Henry Bacon, later honored for the Lincoln Memorial, with Walker & Weeks designing the third phase. Historically, its construction, leased to the Halle Brothers during a severe depression, helped draw Cleveland's business district toward Upper Euclid Avenue and the Playhouse Square area.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Henry Bacon, Walker & Weeks","architectural_style":"Early twentieth century commercial style with Neo-Classical revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered; terra cotta facades in good condition with severe deterioration only at the projecting bays on Huron Road. Status marked both occupied and unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.112915-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001953.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001953/8c7b78d780-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001953/8c7b78d780-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halle_Bldg.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</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:Halle_Bldg.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000702","name":"Euclid Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/euclid-avenue-historic-district-02000702/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987548","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60743023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/halle-building-83001953/"}