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. Click or tap the photographs or their names for larger names. The [Present-Day View] link next to each property opens the Google Street View to show how that property looks like or what's in its place today. You can interact with the Google Street View and visually look around each spot.
There have been 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.
The nominated properties are arranged alphabtically by the architect's last name, followed by the list of demolished properties arranged by their name. The new slide show presents these structures.
Acknowledgments & Thanks: The photos were researched, scanned, and shared with Toledo's Attic by Laura Voelz at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.
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
Edward Oscar (E. O.) Fallis
Year Built: 1887
Location: 2035 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Valentine Building (Willard Motor Hotel)
Year Built: 1892
Location: 402-412 Adams Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
St. Paul's United Methodist Episcopal Church (demolished)
Year Built: 1897
Location: Madison Ave. at 13th Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Manhattan Building (demolished)
Year Built: 1903
Location: 518 Jefferson Avenue. [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Year Built: 1905
Location: 1855 Collingwood Boulevard. [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Toledo City Market (demolished)
Year Built: 1908
Location: 237 South Erie Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Charles Gardner
Year Built: 1893
Location: 504 Madison Avenue. [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Charles F. Huber
Year Built: 1896
Location: 514-526 Madison Avenue. [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Year Built: 1905
Location: 608 Madison Avenue (at Huron Street) [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Patrick Charles Keely (August 9, 1816 - August 11, 1896)
Year Built: 1869
Location: Superior and Cherry Streets [Present-Day View]
Type: Religious
C. A. Langdon
Plymouth Congregational Church (demolished)
Year built: 1894
Location: 2465 Cherry Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Religious
First United Church of Christ (First Reformed Church)
Year built: 1915
Location: Cherry and Moore Streets [Present-Day View]
Type: Religious
George S. Mills & Harry Wachter:
Year built: 1896
Location: 2274 Glenwood Avenue [Present-Day View]
Type: Residential
Year built: 1901
Location: 2205 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Type: Residential
Year built: 1908
Location: 413-423 Jefferson Avenue [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
Year built: 1912
Location: 2445 Monroe Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Art & Education
Year built: 1915
Location: 14th Street and Madison Avenue [Present-Day View]
Type: Social
Year built: 1916
Location: 2049 Scottwood Avenue [Present-Day View]
Type: Residential
Joseph Norehouse
Christian Gerber House (Mary Manse College), present-day Collingwood Art Center
Year built: 1872
Location: 2413 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Type: Residential, present use: Arts-Education
William R. Perry
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral
Year built: 1931
Location: 2561 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Type: Religious
Isaiah Rogers
Year built: 1859
Location: 27 Broadway Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Commercial
David L. Stine
Year built: 1891
Location: Adams and Erie Streets [Present-Day View]
Type: Government
Year built: 1895
Location: 2001 Ashland Avenue [Present-Day View]
Type: Religious
City Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Year built: 1896
Location: 810-814 Jackson Street [Present-Day View]
Type: Government
Year built: 1912
Location: 2400 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Type: Education
Listing of Demolished Properties
Year built: 1881
Location: 109 Prescott Avenue [Present-Day View]
City Jail behind Sheriff's Residence
Year Built: 1896
Location: 800 Jackson Street (now 1622 Spielbusch Avenue) [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1892
Location: Jefferson Avenue and St. Clair Streets [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1905
Location: 702-712 Madison Avenue [Present-Day View]
Earle Hotel (previous names were Monticello Hotel, later Milner Hotel)
Year built: 1891
Location: 902 Jefferson Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1868
Location: Foot of Madison Street, at Water Street (now Promendate Park) [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1878
Location: 2052-2054 N. 13th Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1908
Location: 1930-1932 Linwood Avenue
Year built: 1903
Location: 12-14 15th Street [Present-Day View]
Manhattan Building (demolished)
Year built: 1903
Location: 518 Jefferson Avenue. [Present-Day View]
Meredith Bldg. (Central Chandelier Co.)
Year built: 1892
Location: 206 North Michigan Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1866
Location: 220 Columbia Street [Present-Day View]
Plymouth Congregational Church
Year built: 1894
Location: 2465 Cherry Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1850
Location: 922 North Ontario Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1887
Location: 2012 Vermont Avenue [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1908
Location: 237 South Erie Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1912
Location: 604 Jackson Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1865
Location: 11 12th Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1893
Location: 2237 Collingwood Boulevard [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1874
Location: 120-124 St. Clair Street [Present-Day View]
Year built: 1896
Location: 402 Monroe Street [Present-Day View]
Credits: 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.
