{"nrhp_refnum":"84000237","name":"Templar-Farrell Motor Sales Building","other_names":["Independent Beauty and Barber Supply"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3134 Prospect Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.501086798000074,"lon":-81.66504917099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story commercial building at 3134 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1921 with terra cotta facing. It was designed by Best and Hoefler and built by A.A. Lane.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant for its architecture, as a good example of a small terra cotta sided building with a polychromatic scheme. It is also significant as one of the 1920s commercial structures from the time when Prospect Avenue was a major commercial street and a favored location for automobile dealerships.","narrative":"Built in 1921 at 3134 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, this two-story commercial building was constructed as an automobile dealership, the Templar-Farrell Motor Sales Building. Best and Hoefler designed it in a Neo-Classic style, and A.A. Lane was the builder. The symmetrical facade is faced in terra cotta, with white as the background and russet trim. Features include large second-floor display window openings, segmented arch entries on each side, a modillioned cornice, decorated spandrels and circular designs centered above each bay. It was listed as a good example of a small terra cotta sided building and is compared favorably with others in the city, such as the Weizer Building, Cleveland Oak Belting and the WHK Radio Building. It also reflects the 1920s, when Prospect Avenue was a heavily travelled commercial street. Dealers favored it for its automobile and streetcar traffic and for rents lower than those downtown. The building remains in commercial use, with its exterior in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Best and Hoefler (architect); A.A. Lane (builder)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is commercial; exterior condition is listed as good and the interior is unknown.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.2528-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000237.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000237/34460931af-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000237/34460931af-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Templar-Farrell_Motor_Sales_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Templar-Farrell_Motor_Sales_Building.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/71984658","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137705544"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/templar-farrell-motor-sales-building-84000237/"}