{"nrhp_refnum":"86000032","name":"Hangar, The","other_names":["Hangar Recreation Association"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24400 Cedar Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beachwood","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.50027590700006,"lon":-81.50628467699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A T-shaped recreational building at 24400 Cedar Road in Beachwood, Ohio, built in 1930 for the Dudley S. Blossom family and designed by Abram Garfield. It holds an indoor clay tennis court, a swimming pool and a lounge.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be eligible under Criterion C as an Art Deco design that uses tile, metalwork, mosaics and murals to express an aquatic theme. It is the only known Art Deco work by architect Abram Garfield. It is also a rare surviving example of the recreation buildings that served large early twentieth-century estates.","narrative":"Built in 1930 on Cedar Road in Beachwood, Ohio, the Hangar was created for the family of Cleveland philanthropist Dudley S. Blossom so that summer sports could be enjoyed all year. Architect Abram Garfield, son of President James A. Garfield, designed the T-shaped building, which holds a clay tennis court, a glass-roofed heated swimming pool, a lounge and dressing rooms. White stucco walls are banded with black and white glazed tile in an Art Deco pattern. Monel metal railings, a sapphire glass ceiling, terrazzo floors and a deep-sea mural by June and Joseph Platt carry an aquatic theme through the interior. The building is considered significant as the only known Art Deco work by Garfield, whose earlier buildings followed period revival styles. It is also valued as a rare example of a recreation facility built for a large estate. The nominated parcel covers about four acres across from the Blossom family home.","period_of_significance":"1930","architect_builder":"Abram Garfield","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition; the form says there have been no structural changes, only cosmetic repairs.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.058007-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86000032.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000032/953292deff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000032/953292deff-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Hangar_in_Beachwood.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Hangar_in_Beachwood.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87001543","name":"Blossom, Elizabeth B., Subdivision Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/blossom-elizabeth-b-subdivision-historic-district-87001543/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987508","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133730760"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/hangar-the-86000032/"}