National Register Listing

Hotel Argonne

201 N. Elizabeth St., Lima, OH

Built soon after World War I "in memory of the men who faced death in the Argonne forest" one of Lima's most elegant hotel's interior lobby is very elaborate with a two-story open lobby area of wood, marble, and heavy molding, originally gilded). The owner retains original architectural drawings which include detail and spec.

Local significance of the building:
Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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