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Metropolitan Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Metropolitan Block

On the National Register since 197947 years
VictorianListed 1979Lima
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Metropolitan Block

Metropolitan Block, at 300 N. Main St, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 29, 1979. It was among the first 5 of Lima’s 26 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 91 other Ohio listings. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Lima, Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

300 N. Main St, Lima · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Metropolitan BlockStart here
  2. 2Renz BlockBuilding · next door
  3. 3Allen County CourthouseSecond Empire · Built 1881 · next door
  4. 4Ohio TheatreBuilding · next door
  5. 5Elks LodgeHulsken and McLaughlin · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BThe J.M. Sealts Company Warehouse BuildingBuilding0.1 miBKlaus BlockBuilding0.1 miBUnion BlockBuilding0.2 miBFirst National Bank and Trust BuildingWeary and Alford · Built 19030.2 miBNeal ClothingBuilding0.2 miBHotel ArgonneDeCurtins, Andrew0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miBLima Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger DepotQueen Anne0.2 miBCahill, Beck and R. C., BuildingsBuilding0.3 miBMartin Block and Kibby BlockBuilding0.3 miBAdgate BlockMatthews, B.F. · Built 18800.4 miBLinneman BuildingBuilding0.4 miBLima Memorial HallBeaux Arts0.4 miBDorsey BuildingDorsey, Emory H.0.4 miBBarr HotelUnknown0.4 miBArmory-Latisona BuildingBuilt 18960.5 miBLima Cleaning and Pressing CompanyBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

MacDonell HouseBuilt 1893 · 0.6 mi away
Dr. H. Huber Block19.3 mi away
St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church19.9 mi away

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Questions about Metropolitan Block

Is Metropolitan Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 29, 1979 (Register number 79001780).

Is Metropolitan Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Miami And Erie Canal, Deep Cut, 14.2 miles away.

Can you visit Metropolitan Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Metropolitan Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71986596 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.