{"nrhp_refnum":"86003424","name":"East Broad Street Commercial Building","other_names":["Golden Lotus Restaurant","Jang Mea Restaurant","McArthur Savings"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"747, 749, 751 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.964286945000026,"lon":-82.98065638399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3½-story Jacobethan Revival commercial building at 747-751 East Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, built around 1930. It is brick with stucco, half-timbering and stone trim, and has a slate gable roof.","why_significant":"It represents the low-scale commercial buildings that began appearing along East Broad Street in the 1920s and 1930s, as business activity moved into a mostly residential corridor. It is also a good example of a period revival commercial structure that blends with its residential surroundings, showing Jacobethan Revival features.","narrative":"Built around 1930 at 747-751 East Broad Street in Columbus, this 3½-story brick building shows the Jacobethan Revival style in a commercial setting. Stucco and half-timbering decorate the upper north facade, stone hood moulds, quoins and finials add trim, and bands of casement windows and an asymmetrical design complete the look. The building reflects the way small commercial structures began to replace the largely residential East Broad Street corridor in the 1920s and 1930s, spurred by downtown growth, suburbs such as Bexley, and increasing automobile travel to the east side. Its design was meant to blend with neighboring homes. Over the years it housed doctors' offices, insurance agencies and a Kroger store, which occupied one section from 1930 to 1946. A Chinese restaurant has operated here continuously, first as the Golden Lotus and later as Jong Mea. The pagoda-style storefront and canopy date to the mid-1950s, and rear additions were made during the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Jacobethan Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recorded in fair condition and used for a restaurant, offices and a bank; a Chinese restaurant has occupied the building since 1930.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.116687-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86003424.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003424/42e0826a1d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003424/42e0826a1d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Broad_Street_Commercial_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Broad_Street_Commercial_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78002063","name":"Columbus Near East Side District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/columbus-near-east-side-district-78002063/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985220","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Broad_Street_Commercial_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104881548"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/east-broad-street-commercial-building-86003424/"}