{"nrhp_refnum":"83001978","name":"Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club","other_names":["Cincinnati Athletic Club"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111 Shillito Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.10253837600004,"lon":-84.51528059499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story Second Renaissance Revival athletic club building at 111 Shillito Place in Cincinnati's Central Business District, Hamilton County, Ohio, built in 1902 to designs by Warner & Atkins.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a significant architectural statement in downtown Cincinnati and a fine example of Second Renaissance Revival design, with a rusticated lower level and molded belt courses, balustrade and window trim above. Newspapers of the time considered it one of the finest facilities of its type in the United States, second only to the Columbia University Gymnasium in New York City. It also houses a club organized in 1853.","narrative":"Built in 1902 at 111 Shillito Place, this four-story brick and frame building in downtown Cincinnati has housed the Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club, now the Cincinnati Athletic Club. Warner & Atkins, a locally prominent firm also known for the Second National Bank Building and Grace Episcopal Church, designed it in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The facade has a rusticated stone base, a carved entrance, large arched windows with medallions, and stone quoins at the corners. Inside, the ground-floor lounge keeps its 1902 layout and molded plaster ceilings, while the upper floors hold the gymnasium and the original banked, suspended running track. The basement retains its tiled swimming pool. The club was organized in 1853 and moved several times before a fire in 1901 prompted a fund drive for a new home. Completed for $64,000, the building was reported by local newspapers to rank among the finest facilities of its kind in the country.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Warner & Atkins","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as an athletic club; the lounge keeps its 1902 design and layout, and the original running track and tiled pool survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.209923-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001978.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001978/bde8f62cb1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001978/bde8f62cb1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Greg Hume","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AthleticClub2e.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Hume</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:AthleticClub2e.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988985","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Gymnasium_and_Athletic_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5120260"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/cincinnati-gymnasium-and-athletic-club-83001978/"}