{"nrhp_refnum":"88003131","name":"Wapakoneta Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Auglaize, Park, Main, and Blackhoof Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wapakoneta","county":"Auglaize County","state":"OH","lat":40.57034133400006,"lon":-84.19419626431016,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-01-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A commercial and governmental historic district in downtown Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, covering about eighteen acres along Auglaize, Willipie, Perry, Blackhoof and Main Streets. It contains 66 buildings, 53 contributing and 13 non-contributing, mostly dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1930s.","why_significant":"The district is the traditional commercial, governmental and social core of Wapakoneta and the seat of Auglaize County. Its buildings show the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the Great Depression through a variety of styles, including Italianate, Queen Anne, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque, Prairie and Neo-Classical. Most buildings date from 1880-1910, and the district also holds the post office and Elks Lodge, which confirm downtown's continuing role into the 1930s and 1940s.","narrative":"Wapakoneta's downtown district covers about eighteen acres around Auglaize, Willipie, Perry, Blackhoof and Main Streets in northwest Ohio. It holds 66 buildings, 53 of which contribute to its character. The area served as the commercial, governmental and social center of Auglaize County through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Most buildings are brick two-part commercial blocks, with shops on the ground floor and apartments, offices or lodge rooms above. Although many storefronts have been altered, the upper floors keep ornate detailing in Italianate, Queen Anne, Renaissance Revival and Romanesque styles. Most buildings date from 1880 to 1910. Notable examples include the H.W. Taeusch Building with its cast iron details, the Distelrath Block, the 1911 Auglaize National Bank, the 1924 Elks Lodge in Prairie style, and the 1937 Post Office. Together they trace downtown development from about 1850 to the Great Depression and show its role as a regional center for trade, transportation and culture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Andrew DeCurtins (believed, Auglaize National Bank); J.H. Meyer (Elks Lodge); Louis Simon (Post Office)","architectural_style":"Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Prairie, Neo-Classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Downtown buildings continue in commercial and government use, including stores, offices and the post office. Many storefronts have been altered, but most upper stories retain their integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.648925-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88003131.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003131/abb885f7d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003131/abb885f7d3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wapakoneta-ohio-downtown.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wapakoneta-ohio-downtown.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986769","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49576667"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/auglaize-county/wapakoneta-commercial-historic-district-88003131/"}