{"nrhp_refnum":"85001527","name":"McKinley Terrace","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1406--1426 W. 81st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.480803706000074,"lon":-81.74126094299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story masonry row-house complex at 1406-1426 West 81st Street, at the corner of Detroit Avenue in Cleveland's west side, built in 1906 and designed by Knox and Elliott.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is an important and rare example of the residential work of the distinguished architectural firm Knox and Elliott, which mostly designed commercial and industrial buildings. It is also one of the few terraces built in Cleveland, distinguished by its well-developed Queen Anne style, expensive materials such as Spanish tile roofs, and a stepped design that follows the sloping site.","narrative":"Built in 1906 at the corner of West 81st Street and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, McKinley Terrace is a row of three-story brick houses that step down the slope toward Detroit Avenue, which follows a prehistoric beach ridge. Its Queen Anne character shows in the asymmetrical gables, varied porches, turrets and a large octagonal corner tower with the name carved in stone. Spanish tile roofs add distinctive texture. Inside, each unit has oak woodwork, large fireplaces, sliding panel doors and four to five bedrooms. The architects were Knox and Elliott, a firm best known for large downtown Cleveland commercial buildings such as the Rockefeller Building and the Hippodrome Theatre. This complex is considered one of their most distinguished residential commissions. It was designed for real estate firm Mars Wagar Realty Company and sold to individual homeowners, and it has been under multiple ownership since. It was listed as a rare Cleveland terrace with well-preserved exteriors.","period_of_significance":"1906","architect_builder":"Knox and Elliott","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Exterior survives essentially intact with minor losses of baluster railings and roof tiles; units are in multiple private ownership and occupied as private residences. A marginal note on the form indicates later demolition and removal from the register.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.1278-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001527.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001527/46a44ced72-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001527/46a44ced72-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cricchetti","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinley_Terrace_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricchetti</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinley_Terrace_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987456","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137707529"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/mckinley-terrace-85001527/"}