{"nrhp_refnum":"84000233","name":"Plaza Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3206 Prospect ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.501180334000026,"lon":-81.66445103899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-and-a-half-story, ell-shaped yellow brick apartment building at 3206 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1901 by the Cleveland Improvement Company.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architecture and as one of the important apartment buildings built on Prospect Avenue. It is presented as a good example of the eclectic mix of styles popular at the turn of the century, shown in its pointed arch entrance, highly pitched gable roof and crenellated bay window cornice. It is also one of the last buildings designed by the firm Steffens, Searles, and Hirsh.","narrative":"Built in 1901 at 3206 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, this four-and-a-half-story, ell-shaped apartment building is faced in yellow brick with rough-faced stone block trim at the quoins, window surrounds and base. Boxlike two- and three-story projections with windows are also done in rough-faced block, and bay windows overlooking the courtyard carry a crenellated cornice. A highly pitched multi-gable roof tops the structure. The Cleveland Improvement Company erected it at an estimated cost of $35,000. It was designed by Steffens, Searles, and Hirsh, among that firm's last works before Steffens left in 1901 to practice on his own; the successor firm became Searles and Hirsh. The building is valued as a good example of the eclectic blending of styles popular at the turn of the century, particularly in apartment design, and as one of the important apartment buildings on Prospect Avenue. Its pointed arch entrance, steep gables and crenellated bay cornice illustrate that approach. It continues to serve as apartments.","period_of_significance":"1901","architect_builder":"Steffens, Searles, and Hirsh (architects); M. Noble (contractor/builder); built by the Cleveland Improvement Company","architectural_style":"Eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as apartments; exterior condition listed as good, interior unknown.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.719524-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000233.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000233/edc060d3dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000233/edc060d3dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaza_Apartments_%E2%80%94_Cleveland,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaza_Apartments_%E2%80%94_Cleveland,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100006160","name":"Midtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/midtown-historic-district-100006160/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984620","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Apartments_(Cleveland)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7203577"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/plaza-apartments-84000233/"}