{"nrhp_refnum":"96000834","name":"Birmingham Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Genesee, York, Esther, Magyar, Consaul, and Conrail Tracks","address_restricted":false,"city":"Toledo","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.661071992000046,"lon":-83.4974086795618,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","European"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large residential and commercial historic district in the central/western part of East Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, along the Maumee River. It covers about 161 acres, roughly 35 blocks and 18 streets, and holds 1,571 buildings, most dating from 1892 to 1920.","why_significant":"The available text describes a cohesive working-class, ethnic neighborhood that grew from East Toledo's industrial expansion after 1892. Hungarian and Slovak settlers left clear ethnic influences on its vernacular architecture. The district retains a great deal of architectural and cultural integrity. The Section 8 significance statement is not included in the text provided.","narrative":"Birmingham Historic District occupies about 161 acres in the central and western part of East Toledo, Ohio, along the Maumee River. Its roughly 35 blocks and 18 streets hold 1,571 buildings, of which 915 contribute to the district's character. Almost all development followed 1892, when East Toledo's industrial growth turned farmland and vacant lots into subdivisions. Most houses are one and one-and-a-half story wood dwellings built between 1892 and 1920. Commercial buildings are mostly two and three story brick structures with storefronts below and apartments or offices above, and Genesee Street was once the area's main shopping district. Churches are built of brick or stone, with one wood example. Many Hungarian and Slovak settlers lived here, and their influence shows clearly in the vernacular architecture. Queen Anne, Italianate, Romanesque Revival and Georgian Revival buildings also appear. Most non-contributing buildings are rear garages and outbuildings, and the district retains strong integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Late 19th and early 20th century; Other: ethnic vernacular; American Movements. Stylistic examples include Queen Anne, Italianate, Romanesque Revival and Georgian Revival.","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a neighborhood with single dwellings, shops, restaurants and churches. Typical alterations are siding and porch removal on houses and siding and storefront changes on commercial buildings, which the form calls generally reversible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.675041-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/96000834.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985808","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/birmingham-historic-district-96000834/"}