{"nrhp_refnum":"84000432","name":"Maplewood Sanitorium","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Maple and Deerfield Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lebanon","county":"Warren County","state":"OH","lat":39.42528304600006,"lon":-84.20695219499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story frame sanitorium building in the Second Empire style at the southwest corner of Maple and Deerfield Streets in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, built about 1879 and now used as apartments.","why_significant":"It is described as the sole surviving representative of Lebanon's 19th-century health-related institutions. Dr. J.L. Stephens established it in the late 1870s to treat drug and alcohol addiction, and it drew prominent patients from around the country into the early 20th century. Despite aluminum siding and altered openings, it keeps its basic shape, porch, cupola and tree-filled grounds.","narrative":"Maplewood Sanitorium is a three-story frame building in Lebanon, Ohio, built about 1879 in the Second Empire style. A central tower with a mansard roof and small dormers marks the main section, and a wide verandah with chamfered posts and cut-out frieze work runs across the front. The front door has a transom, sidelights and a round-arched window above a chamfered panel. Dr. J.L. Stephens, a Medical College of Ohio graduate from nearby South Lebanon, founded the sanitorium in the late 1870s to treat opium and alcohol addiction. It served prominent patients from around the country as a comfortable, exclusive alternative to the County Infirmary, and remained active into the early 20th century. It is regarded as the only remaining 19th-century health-related institution in the town. Aluminum siding and some altered openings have affected its integrity, but the building keeps its shape, porch, cupola and spacious grounds. It now contains apartments.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior condition is listed as good; the building is used as apartments. Aluminum siding has been applied and some openings altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.660311-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000432.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986396","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/warren-county/maplewood-sanitorium-84000432/"}