{"nrhp_refnum":"96001624","name":"Eagles Building-Strand Theater","other_names":["Wallace Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"243 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alliance","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.92159258200007,"lon":-81.10266567299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-01-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story brick and limestone commercial and fraternal building at 243 East Main Street in downtown Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, built in 1921 for the Fraternal Order of Eagles and later used as the Strand Theater.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is architecturally significant under Criterion C for its monumental front elevation, especially a deeply recessed two-story portico unmatched among Alliance commercial buildings. Its colossal limestone colonnade and contrasting brick make it one of the grandest ground-level treatments downtown. It also reflects the city's early skyscraper-era prosperity and fireproof construction.","narrative":"Rising six stories on East Main Street in downtown Alliance, Ohio, this building was constructed in 1921 to house the Fraternal Order of Eagles and later contained the Strand Theater. Its red brick walls are set against carved limestone, and the front elevation carries nearly all of the ornament. A two-story colonnade of limestone pilasters forms the storefront, while a deeply recessed portico with French doors, a center Ionic column, a groin-vaulted ceiling and hanging lanterns marks the upper floors. The nomination considers this portico unique among Alliance commercial buildings and a feature usually associated with public buildings. The building also illustrates the city's early twentieth century growth upward along a hilly main street, using fireproof construction. Inside, the lower floors once formed a single theater, while the fourth and fifth floors held large halls and the sixth held offices. Water damage and alterations have reduced much of the interior plasterwork. It was recognized for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1921-27","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival (Renaissance), with Colonial Revival elements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The first floor was modernized for offices, and the former theater space above is damaged by roof leaks and has lost much of its plasterwork. Upper floors are described as heavily water-damaged.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.318572-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/96001624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001624/226bc4be96-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001624/226bc4be96-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Roseohioresident","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagles_Building-Strand_Theater.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseohioresident</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagles_Building-Strand_Theater.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991374","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_Building-Strand_Theater","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5325347"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/eagles-building-strand-theater-96001624/"}