{"nrhp_refnum":"88000055","name":"Weizer Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8935 Buckeye Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.48546800100007,"lon":-81.62332245299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial and apartment building at 8935 Buckeye Road in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by architect Emile Uhlrich in 1913 for businessman John Weizer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an exceptional example of early twentieth-century commercial architecture with an Eastern European flavor. It is also tied to Hungarian immigration in Cleveland, serving as a business center for the Hungarian-American community. It retains a high degree of integrity despite storefront alterations.","narrative":"Rising three stories along Buckeye Road on Cleveland's east side, this brick building was designed in 1913 by architect Emile Uhlrich for John Weizer. Its facade combines mottled orange brick, terra cotta bands, pressed metal detailing, a clock framed by urns, and two octagonal towers with red Spanish tile roofs rising from projecting bays. Inside, the ground floor retains an ornate tin ceiling, Corinthian-capped columns and elaborate black and white marble counters, while small apartments occupy the upper floors. Weizer, a Hungarian immigrant who became a notary and real estate developer, sold over 2,000 parcels of land to Hungarians in the neighborhood. From this building he ran a steamship ticket office and currency exchange serving the Hungarian-American community. Uhlrich later designed St. Elizabeth's Magyar Church across the street, whose twin towers echo those here. The building was recognized for its distinctive design and its role in Hungarian immigrant life.","period_of_significance":"1913-1928","architect_builder":"Emile Uhlrich","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals","criteria":[],"status_note":"Storefronts altered; ground floor commercial space and upper-floor apartments; a vacant lot and a parking lot flank the building.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.605975-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88000055.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000055/0167260375-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000055/0167260375-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weizer_Building_site,_8935_Buckeye_Road.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weizer_Building_site,_8935_Buckeye_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987670","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weizer_Building_(8935_Buckeye_Road,_Cleveland)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7980439"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/weizer-building-88000055/"}