{"nrhp_refnum":"85003044","name":"Shawnee Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and Limestone Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.92464251300004,"lon":-83.80702812499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-12-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An eight-story Neo-Classical hotel building at the northeast corner of Main and Limestone Streets, the main intersection of downtown Springfield, Ohio, built 1916-1917 to designs by H. Ziegler Dietz.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is a prime example of early twentieth century commercial architecture in Springfield and one of the city's largest and finest Neo-Classical buildings. Its two-story lobby is among the city's richest interiors. It also represents a type of hotel architecture that is disappearing from American cities, and it was built by developer A.C. Link as the city's most fashionable hotel and tallest building.","narrative":"Rising eight stories at the corner of Main and Limestone Streets, this hotel occupies the main intersection of downtown Springfield, Ohio. Built in 1916-1917 from designs by H. Ziegler Dietz, with Caldwell-Marshall Co. as builder, it replaced the older St. James Hotel on a site acquired by realtor and developer A.C. Link. The exterior is Neo-Classical, with a limestone ground floor, red brick upper stories, a yellow brick top floor and a heavy copper and limestone cornice. Inside, a two-story lobby features marble and walnut pilasters, entablatures and a grand stairway. The hotel offered plumbing in every room and large meeting and banquet spaces, and it was the city's tallest building until the 1920s. It later served as a residential hotel and was closed and vacant by the 1980s. Listing recognized its architecture and its role as a representative of early twentieth century hotel design. Plans called for conversion to senior housing.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1916-1917)","architect_builder":"H. Ziegler Dietz, Architect; Caldwell-Marshall Co., Builder","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The building was closed a few years before the nomination and remained vacant, with one bar still operating on the ground floor. Plans called for renovation as senior citizens housing with the exterior and lobby restored.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.387504-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85003044.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003044/510f78a4f6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003044/510f78a4f6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shawnee_Hotel_in_Springfield.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shawnee_Hotel_in_Springfield.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987062","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7491534"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/shawnee-hotel-85003044/"}