{"nrhp_refnum":"90002213","name":"Lange Hotel","other_names":["Arcade Hotal","Hotel Alexandria","Town House","Hamilton Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 W. Dayton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Alexandria","county":"Preble County","state":"OH","lat":39.744697409000025,"lon":-84.53251011499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-01-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story Commercial Italianate frame hotel at 1 West Dayton Street, on the northwest corner of Dayton and Main streets in West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio. Henry Lange built it in 1887 on the site of an 1817 hotel, and a west addition followed around 1904.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A for its association with West Alexandria's transportation history. The New York Central Railroad arrived in 1886 and the Dayton and Western traction line in 1898, making the town an important regional transfer point for travelers. The hotel housed that passenger traffic and later served as a bus depot.","narrative":"Built in 1887 by Henry Lange at the corner of West Dayton and Main streets, this Commercial Italianate frame hotel served the village of West Alexandria, Ohio. It replaced an 1817 inn on the same site, which Lange moved around the corner and converted to a double residence. The building has a cut limestone foundation, weatherboard siding now covered with asbestos shingles, a flat roof, and a bracketed cornice. Round-arched windows light the upper half story. A west addition around 1904 enlarged the dining area and added bedrooms. The hotel's importance lies in its link to transportation. The New York Central Railroad reached the town in 1886, and the Dayton and Western traction line followed in 1898, bringing travelers who needed lodging and meals. Passenger service declined in the 1930s, though the hotel later operated as a bus depot. A 1977 fire destroyed part of the building, but the surviving room layout still shows its hotel function.","period_of_significance":"1887-1936","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Italianate (Commercial Italianate)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant/not in use. A 1977 fire gutted much of the former commercial building section, leaving only its facade. The remaining part is used for display and storage.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.177489-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/90002213.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002213/bb58d34a35-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002213/bb58d34a35-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lange_Hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lange_Hotel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991051","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lange_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6485845"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/preble-county/lange-hotel-90002213/"}