{"nrhp_refnum":"85000624","name":"Phoenix Block","other_names":["Oddfellows Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE corner of Main and Chestnut Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ravenna","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.15775750700004,"lon":-81.24332042299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial block at the northeast corner of Main and Chestnut streets in downtown Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, built in 1846 and remodeled in part around 1870 and 1880. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The block is significant for its role in Ravenna's commercial development and as a large-scale commercial building with Italianate details. The center section was re-clad around 1880 with an ornate cornice and facade for the I.O.O.F. It is described as Ravenna's first major commercial block and its oldest commercial building.","narrative":"Built in 1846 on the north side of East Main Street in downtown Ravenna, the Phoenix Block was the city's first major commercial block and is its oldest commercial building. It replaced a series of frame buildings destroyed by fire that year. Originally a long Greek Revival block with uniform treatment, it was altered around 1870 at the corner bays, and its center section was remodeled around 1880 in the Italianate style with an elaborate cornice and facade for the Odd Fellows, whose meeting hall occupies the third floor. The side sections have storefronts between columns and piers, large upper-floor windows and a bracketed rooftop cornice probably added about 1880. Flat stone lintels are the main surviving Greek Revival feature. Later changes include modern plate glass storefronts, aluminum storm sash, a fire escape, a wood canopy and a 1930 brick rear addition. Tin ceilings survive inside. The building retains integrity through its location, design and materials, especially its Italianate details.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair inside and out; the building has modernized storefronts and remains 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 02:53:14.325939-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85000624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000624/f90c7bf702-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000624/f90c7bf702-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"JonRidinger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix_Block.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JonRidinger</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix_Block.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985993","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138654133"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/phoenix-block-85000624/"}