Armory-Latisona Building


Armory-Latisona Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	440 S. Main St., Lima, Ohio
Coordinates	40°44′6″N 84°6′19″W / 40.73500°N 84.10528°W / 40.73500; -84.10528Coordinates: 40°44′6″N 84°6′19″W / 40.73500°N 84.10528°W / 40.73500; -84.10528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Romanesque
MPS	Lima MRA
NRHP Reference #	82001348^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 7, 1982

The Armory-Latisona Building (also known as the "Mihlbaugh Building") is a historic armory on South Main Street in Lima, Ohio, United States. Built in 1896, it features a Victorian variant of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture.^[1]

Construction

After the discovery of petroleum in the vicinity of Lima in 1885, the city's population grew greatly, and the construction of commercial buildings along South Main Street proceeded at a rapid pace.^[2]^:5 Accompanying these new buildings in the southern Kibby Corners neighborhood were large numbers of frame houses erected as homes for the workers in the city's burgeoning industrial enterprises.^[2]^:2

Preservation

Today, much of South Main Street and Kibby Corners languish in a state of decay. Many abandoned buildings have been demolished by the city government,^[3]^:9 and community areas such as parks and streetsides are becoming less attractive as a result of a lack of proper maintenance. Two exceptions to this process of decay are the Armory-Latisona Building and the adjacent Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company Building; these two historic buildings have been identified as key to the area's historic nature.^[3]^:35

In 1982, the Armory-Latisona Building and the Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company Building were two of seventeen buildings in Lima that were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the "Lima Multiple Resource Area." The former armory's architectural integrity was key to its inclusion in this group of properties.^[1]

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Hopkins, Phyllis G. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lima Multiple Resource Area. National Park Service, 1980-05-15. Accessed 2010-04-24.
1 2 Jarret Consulting Services. South Main Street Corridor Lima Ohio Enhancement Plan. Lima, 2007-02-20. Accessed 2010-04-27.

National Register of Historic Places in Allen County, Ohio

National Historic Landmark	Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

Historic district	West Market Street Boulevard Historic District

Other properties	Adgate Block Allen County Courthouse Armory-Latisona Building Barr Hotel Griffith Breese Farm Beck and R.C. Cahill Buildings Dorsey Building Elks Lodge First National Bank and Trust Building Hotel Argonne Klaus Block Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company Lima Memorial Hall Lima Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot Lima Stadium Linneman Building MacDonell House Marks-Family House Martin Block and Kibby Block Metropolitan Block Neal Clothing Neely-Sieber House Ohio Theatre Renz Block Round Barn St. John Catholic Church U.S. Post Office Union Block

Formerly listed	Round Barn Wheeler Building

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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