Lucas County and the City of Toledo have a number of structures listed on the register, but hundreds more have been nominated over the years and not been approved for the list. These nominations are a rich source for local history, as they contain detailed descriptions of buildings, some of them since demolished, as well as brief histories of their origins, builders, and prominent occupants.
In the following pages are over 100 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register Program is described well by the National Park Service's own website.
This archive can be accessed in a number of ways. By address, by the date the building was constructed, by the architect (if known), or by a list of structures since demolished.
Introduction to the National Register of Historic Homes
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. Properties listed on the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Included among the more than 70,000 listings that make up the National Register are: all historic areas in the National Parks System; over 2,200 National Historic Landmarks, which have been designated by the Secretary of the Interior because of their importance to all Americans; properties across the country that have been nominated by governments, organizations, and individuals because they are significant to the nation, to a state, or to a community.
National Register properties are distinguished by having been documented and evaluated according to uniform standards. These criteria recognize the accomplishments of all peoples who have contributed to the history and heritage of the United States and are designed to help state and local governments, Federal agencies, and others identify important historic and archeological properties worthy of preservation and of consideration in planning and development decisions.
Listing in the National Register contributes to preserving historic properties in a number of ways:
- Recognition that a property is of significance to the Nation, the State, or the community.
- Consideration in the planning for Federal or federally assisted projects.
- Eligibility for Federal tax benefits.
- Qualification for Federal assistance for historic preservation, when funds are available.
(National Registry of Historic Homes)
Listing by Architect
Keeley: |
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1869 |
St. Francis de Sales' Church |
Architecture (Keeley) |
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E.O. Fallis: |
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2035 Collingwood Blvd. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1887 |
Reynolds-Secor House |
Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce |
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1892 |
Valentine Building (Willard Motor Hotel) |
Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce - Theater |
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1897 |
Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished) |
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1903 |
Manhattan Building |
Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished) |
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1855 Collingwood Blvd. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1905 |
Rudolph A. Bartley House |
Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce |
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1908 |
Toledo City Market |
Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce (Demolished) |
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Charles Gardner: |
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1893 |
Gardner Building |
Architecture (Gardner) |
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Charles F. Huber: |
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1896 |
Spitzer Building |
Architecture (Huber) - Commerce |
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1906 |
Nicholas Building |
Architecture (Bacon & Huber) - Commerce |
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C.A. Langdon: |
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1894 |
Plymouth Congregational Church |
Architecture (Langdon) - Religion (demolished) |
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1915 |
First United Church of Christ (First Reformed Church) |
Architecture (Langdon/Mohly) - Religion (demolished) |
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George S. Mills & Harry Wachter: |
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1896 |
J. J. Freeman House |
Architecture (Mills and Wachter) |
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2205 Collingwood Blvd. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1901 |
Edward Ford House |
Architecture (Mills) - Industry |
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1908 |
Secor Hotel |
Architecture (Mills) |
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1912 |
Toledo Museum of Art |
Architecture (Wachter) - Art - Education |
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1915 |
Toledo Club |
Architecture (Mills) - Social |
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1916 |
Dunn-Blair House |
Architecture (Mills) -Landscape (Olmsted Bros.) |
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Joseph Norehouse: |
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1872 |
Christian Gerber House (Mary Manse College) |
Architecture (Norehouse) |
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William R. Perry: |
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2561 Collingwood Ave. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1931 |
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral |
Architecture - (William R. Perry) Religion |
Isaiah Rogers: |
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1859 |
The Oliver House |
Architecture (Isaiah Rogers) - Commerce - Engineering |
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David L. Stine: |
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1891 |
Lucas County Courthouse |
Architecture (Stine) |
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1895 |
Ashland Ave. Baptist Church |
Architecture (Stine) |
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810-814 Jackson St. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1896 |
City Jail and Sheriff's Residence |
Architecture (Stine) (Jail Demolished) |
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1912 |
Jesup W. Scott High School |
Architecture (Stine) - Education |
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Listing By Demolition Date(What are at these locations today? Copy and Paste the address into Google Maps for the answer) |
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1850 |
Henry E. Pratt House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1865 |
[unidentified original building] |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1866 |
Henry Philipps House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1868 |
Old No. 11 Fire House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1874 |
The Western Shoe Co. |
Architecture - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1878 |
John Henry House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1881 |
Spencer Carr House |
Architecture - (Demolished) |
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1887 |
Isaac Smead House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1891 |
Earle Hotel |
Architecture - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1892 |
Meredith Bldg. (Central Chandelier Co.) |
Architecture - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1892 |
Coghlin Building |
Architecture - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1893 |
William J. Walding House |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1894 |
Plymouth Congregational Church |
Architecture - Religion (Demolished) |
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810-814 Jackson St. |
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE |
1896 |
City Jail and Sheriff's Residence |
Architecture (Stine) (Jail Demolished) |
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1896 |
Wheeler Block |
Architecture - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1897 |
St. Paul's United Methodist Church |
Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished) |
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1903 |
Manhattan Building |
Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished) |
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1903 |
Macomber Apartments |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1905 |
Colton Building |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1908 |
Toledo City Market |
Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce (Demolished) |
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1908 |
Lynnwood Apartments |
Architecture (Demolished) |
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1912 |
Toledo News-Bee Building |
Culture (Demolished) |
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The original photographs and nomination papers were produced by the Landmarks Committee of the Lucas County - Maumee Valley Historical Society and are on deposit at the Local History Room of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.
