{"nrhp_refnum":"83004654","name":"Main-Third Street Buildings","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"208--210 E. Third St. and 300--318 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.099435638000045,"lon":-84.508861678102,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A grouping of six commercial buildings at the northeast corner of Main and Third Streets in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, built between 1862 and about 1910 in Italianate, Victorian Commercial and Neoclassical Revival styles.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the group is significant to the architectural history of Cincinnati's central business district. The buildings show late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial architecture, and their similar scale, texture, height and detail create a cohesive streetscape. It is described as a pivotal grouping at a prominent corner, with styles that are now rare downtown.","narrative":"Six commercial buildings stand together at the corner of Main and Third Streets in downtown Cincinnati, and their dates run from 1862 to about 1910. The oldest is the McMicken School of Design, an Italianate sandstone building designed by William Walter. Next to it are the Clark Sorgo Machine Co. building, the High Victorian Italianate Heister and C. E. Brockman buildings, the 1893 Anderson Building with its double pediments and triple windows, and the Neoclassical Revival Burkhardt Building on Third Street. The Brockman Building has the most elaborate sandstone facade. Many original storefronts have been replaced, though upper facades and cornices largely survive. The group was recognized because the buildings share a scale, materials and detail that set them apart from their surroundings. Such mixed commercial architecture was once common in Cincinnati but is now found in very limited numbers because of redevelopment. Uses over the years included a design school, fur retailing, a restaurant, china sales and cane mill manufacturing.","period_of_significance":"1862 to c. 1910","architect_builder":"William Walter, architect (McMicken School of Design); C. E. Brockman (built the Brockman Building)","architectural_style":"Italianate, High Victorian Italianate, Victorian Commercial, Neoclassical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Storefronts on several buildings have been altered; three buildings were expected to be rehabilitated. The form lists the property as occupied and in commercial use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.850595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83004654.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988913","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/main-third-street-buildings-83004654/"}