Metropolitan Block, Lima

Name: Metropolitan Block
Address: Lima, United States

#13 among attractions in Lima

Romanesque architecture

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The Metropolitan Block is a historic commercial building along North Main Street in downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. Built in 1890 at the middle of Lima's petroleum boom, it is historically significant as a well-preserved example of Romanesque Revival architecture. ()

Built: 1890 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 40°44'34"N, 84°6'16"W

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Metropolitan Block – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lima Stadium, Allen County Museum, Allen County Courthouse, Ohio Theatre.

0.7 miE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Lima Stadium, Lima
18 min walk • Lima Stadium, built in the 1930s, is a historic stadium in Lima, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Its significance is listed as its architecture. Its historic and current use is a sports facility. It is the only high school stadium in Ohio to be recognized as a historic landmark.
0.5 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Allen County Museum, Lima
14 min walk • The Allen County Museum is located in the city of Lima, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States.
~300 ftW
Tower
Allen County Courthouse, Lima
2 min walk • The Allen County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located at the corner of North Main Street & East North Street in Lima, Ohio, United States. In 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
~470 ftW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Theater
Ohio Theatre, Lima
3 min walk • The Ohio Theatre is a historic movie theater in downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. Built in 1927, the theater is a brick and concrete structure featuring multiple architectural styles.
~560 ftW
Church
Elks Lodge, Lima
3 min walk • The former Elks Lodge is a historic building in Lima, Ohio, United States. The lodge was the fifty-fourth of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be chartered; it is the largest lodge in Ohio.
~880 ftSW
40°44'26"N • 84°6'21"W
ArtSpace/Lima, Lima
5 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.4 miS
City hall
Lima Memorial Hall, Lima
10 min walk • The Lima Memorial Hall is a historic performing arts center and city hall on the edge of downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. Designed by the architectural company of Dawson & McLaughlin and named for local military veterans, the Beaux-Arts building was built in 1908.
~570 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Klaus Block, Lima
3 min walk • The Klaus Block is a historic building in downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. Built along Main Street in 1870, it is a rectangular three-story structure built in a Victorian variant of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The exterior features a simple rectangular shape of three bays on each side, topped with a hip roof of asphalt.
~1550 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture
Martin and Kibby Blocks, Lima
8 min walk • The Martin and Kibby Blocks are a pair of historic buildings in downtown Lima, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1884, they are brick structures built in the Victorian Gothic style of architecture.
0.6 miSW
Georgian architecture
Neely–Sieber House, Lima
16 min walk • The Neely–Sieber House is a historic house on the west side of Lima, Ohio, United States. Designed by George S. Mills and built in 1904, the house combines elements of the Colonial Revival and Georgian architectural styles.
~810 ftS
Romanesque architecture
Neal Clothing Building, Lima
4 min walk • The Neal Clothing Building is the oldest existing building on the central square of Lima, Ohio, United States. Built before the end of the Civil War, it has been recognized as historically significant as a representative of the city's earliest period.

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Which popular attractions are close to Metropolitan Block?

Nearby attractions include Allen County Courthouse, Lima (2 min walk), Ohio Theatre, Lima (3 min walk), Elks Lodge, Lima (3 min walk), Klaus Block, Lima (3 min walk).