Greenville South Broadway Commercial District

South Broadway in Greenville, Ohio, is a four-block commercial corridor of 83 buildings, of which 59 are counted as contributing. It begins just south of the public square, which was left out because of heavy change over the years. Most buildings are brick and range from one to four stories. The oldest is the Darke County Auto Club, the surviving half of an 1837 hotel, and the newest dates from about 1925. Nine vernacular stores built between 1837 and 1849 form the "new brick row" with its distinctive low-pitched roofs. High Victorian Italianate dominates, joined by Gothic, Renaissance Revival and Romanesque designs. Notable buildings include the 1883 Ohio Block, the 1883 Anderson Block with its embossed cornice, the 1891 Westerfeld Block and the 1904 Weaver Block. Churches, a theater and the county courthouse and jail add variety. The district was listed for its intact streetscape and the story of local commerce, from hardware and department stores to newspapers and colleges.