{"nrhp_refnum":"83001975","name":"Berwick Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"600--615 Wheeling Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Guernsey County","state":"OH","lat":40.025158211000075,"lon":-81.59306480299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3- and 4-story brick hotel at 600-615 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, built in 1891 after an earlier hotel on the site burned, and altered around 1922.","why_significant":"The hotel is nominated for its long association with transportation in Cambridge, a commercial center on the National Road (later U.S. Route 40) with a nearby railroad station. It was built by Col. Joseph Danner Taylor, a leading local citizen and congressman. The nomination concedes the 1920s remodeling reduced architectural significance but argues historical significance remains sufficient.","narrative":"Occupying 600-615 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio, this brick hotel has 134 feet of frontage and is the largest non-public building in the central business district. The present structure dates from 1891, when Col. Joseph Danner Taylor rebuilt his hotel after fire destroyed the first Berwick. Around 1922 the original Mansard roof and raised entry were altered, an addition was built along the Sixth Street side, and storefronts were added east of the entrance. The Richardsonian Romanesque arcade and a second-story oriel survive. Cambridge grew as a commercial center along the National Road and later the railroad, and the hotel stood near the passenger station. Taylor served four terms in Congress and was a leading local citizen. Although the remodeling reduced its architectural value, the hotel was listed for its long role as the town's major hotel and its ties to road and rail travel.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1892; ca. 1922)","architect_builder":"Walter S. Jamison of Zanesville (architect/contractor for the 1920s remodeling); Col. Joseph Danner Taylor (builder of the original hotel)","architectural_style":"Originally French Second Empire with Richardsonian Romanesque arches; remodeled in a more restrained 1920s character","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and unoccupied, in fair condition and altered; the owner planned rehabilitation at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.300343-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001975.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001975/172225bf34-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001975/172225bf34-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berwick_Hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berwick_Hotel.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87000919","name":"Wheeling Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/wheeling-avenue-historic-district-87000919/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988806","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwick_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4895999"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/guernsey-county/berwick-hotel-83001975/"}