National Register Plaque
Exhibit Gallery
The slides in this presentation were sorted by year the properties were built. Captions show the name of the property, the year they were built, the name of the architect (if that information has been supplied), the street address, and status as demolished where that is the case.
Landmarks Committee of the Lucas County, Maumee Valley Historical Society
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.
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.
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 (Google Street) 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.
Acknowledgments & Thanks
The photos were researched, scanned, and shared with Toledo's Attic by Laura Voelz at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. 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. 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. This archive can be accessed in a number of ways. By the architect (if known), by the date the building was constructed, and by dates these structures were demolished. Where available, the links take you to the Google street view of the address.
Listing by Architect
Edward Oscar (E. O.) Fallis
Reynolds-Secor House. Year Built: 1887. Location: 2035 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Reynolds-Secor House (1887)
Valentine Building (Willard Motor Hotel). Year Built: 1892. Location: 402-412 Adams Street. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Valentine Building (1892)
St. Paul's United Methodist Episcopal Church (demolished). Year Built: 1897. Location: Madison Ave. at 13th Street. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
St. Paul's United Methodist Episcopal Church (1897)
Manhattan Building (demolished). Year Built: 1903. Location: 518 Jefferson Avenue. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Manhattan Building (1903)
Rudolph A. Bartley House. Year Built: 1905. Location: 1855 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Rudolph A. Bartley House (1905)
Toledo City Market (demolished). Year Built: 1908. Location: 237 South Erie Street. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Toledo City (Erie Street) Market, (1908)
Charles Gardner
Gardner Building. Year Built: 1893. Location: 504 Madison Avenue. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Gardner Building (1893)
Charles F. Huber
Spitzer Building. Year Built: 1896. Location: 514-526 Madison Avenue. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Spitzer Building (1896)
Nicholas Building. Year Built: 1905. Location: 608 Madison Avenue (at Huron Street). Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
National Bank, Nicholas Building (1905)
Patrick Charles Keely (August 9, 1816 - August 11, 1896)
St. Francis de Sales' Church. Year Built: 1869. Location: Superior and Cherry Streets. Type: Religious
Present-Day (Google Street) View
St. Francis de Sales' Church (1869)
C. A. Langdon
Plymouth Congregational Church (demolished). Year built: 1894. Location: 2465 Cherry Street. Type: Religious
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Plymouth Congregational Church (1894)
First United Church of Christ (First Reformed Church). Year built: 1915. Location: Cherry and Moore Streets. Type: Religious
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First United Church of Christ (First Reformed Church) (1915)
George S. Mills & Harry Wachter:
J. J. Freeman House. Year built: 1896. Location: 2274 Glenwood Avenue. Type: Residential
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J. J. Freeman House (1896)
Edward Ford House. Year built: 1901. Location: 2205 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Residential
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Edward Ford House (1901)
Secor Hotel. Year built: 1908. Location: 413-423 Jefferson Avenue. Type: Commercial
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Secor Hotel (1908)
Toledo Museum of Art. Year built: 1912. Location: 2445 Monroe Street. Type: Art & Education
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Toledo Museum of Art (1912)
Toledo Club. Year built: 1915. Location: 14th Street and Madison Avenue. Type: Social
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Toledo Club (1915)
Dunn-Blair House. Year built: 1916. Location: 2049 Scottwood Avenue. Type: Residential
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Dunn-Blair House (1916)
Joseph Norehouse
Christian Gerber House (Mary Manse College), present-day Collingwood Art Center. Year built: 1872. Location: 2413 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Residential, present use: Arts-Education
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Christian Gerber House (Mary Manse College), present-day Collingwood Arts Center (1872)
William R. Perry
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral. Year built: 1931. Location: 2561 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Religious
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral (1921)
Isaiah Rogers
The Oliver House.Year built: 1859. Location: 27 Broadway Street. Type: Commercial
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The Oliver House (1859)
David L. Stine
Lucas County Courthouse. Year built: 1891. Location: Adams and Erie Streets. Type: Government
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Lucas County Courthouse (1891)
Ashland Avenue Baptist Church. Year built: 1895. Location: 2001 Ashland Avenue. Type: Religious
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Ashland Ave. Baptist Church (1895), side view
Ashland Ave. Baptist Church (1895), front view
City Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Year built: 1896. Location: 810-814 Jackson Street. Type: Government
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City Jail and Sheriff's Residence (1896)
Jesup W. Scott High School. Year built: 1912. Location: 2400 Collingwood Boulevard. Type: Education
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Jesup W. Scott High School (1912)
Listing of Demolished Properties
Spencer Carr House. Year built: 1881. Location: 109 Prescott Avenue
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Spencer Carr House (1881)
City Jail behind Sheriff's Residence. Year Built: 1896. Location: 800 Jackson Street (now 1622 Spielbusch Avenue)
Present-Day (Google Street) View
City Jail Behind the Sheriff's Residence (1896)
Coghlin Building. Year built: 1892. Location: Jefferson Avenue and St. Clair Streets
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Coughlin Building (1892)
Colton Building. Year built: 1905. Location: 702-712 Madison Avenue
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Colton Building (1905)
Earle Hotel (previous names were Monticello Hotel, later Milner Hotel). Year built: 1891. Location: 902 Jefferson Street
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Earle Hotel
Monticello Hotel (1891)
Old No. 11 Fire House. Year built: 1868. Location: Foot of Madison Street, at Water Street (now Promenade Park)
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Old No. 11 Fire House (1868)
John Henry House. Year built: 1878. Location: 2052-2054 N. 13th Street
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John Henry House (1878)
Lynnwood Apartments. Year built: 1908. Location: 1930-1932 Linwood Avenue
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Lynwood Apartments (1908)
Macomber Apartments. Year built: 1903. Location: 12-14 15th Street
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Macomber Apartments (1903)
Manhattan Building. Year built: 1903. Location: 518 Jefferson Avenue.
Present-Day (Google Street) View
Manhattan Building (1903)
Meredith Bldg. (Central Chandelier Co.). Year built: 1892. Location: 206 North Michigan Street
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Meredith Bldg. (Central Chandelier Co.) (1892)
Henry Philipps House. Year built: 1866. Location: 220 Columbia Street
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Henry Philipps House (1866)
Plymouth Congregational Church. Year built: 1894. Location: 2465 Cherry Street
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Plymouth Congregational Church (1894)
Henry E. Pratt House. Year built: 1850. Location: 922 North Ontario Street
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Henry E. Pratt House (1850)
Isaac Smead House. Year built: 1887. Location: 2012 Vermont Avenue
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Isaac Smead House (1887)
Toledo City Market. Year built: 1908. Location: 237 South Erie Street
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Toledo City (Erie Street) Market (1908)
Toledo News-Bee Building. Year built: 1912. Location: 604 Jackson Street
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Toledo News-Bee Building (1912)
Unidentified building. Year built: 1865. Location: 11 12th Street
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Unidentified Building (1865)
William J. Walding House. Year built: 1893. Location: 2237 Collingwood Boulevard
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William J. Walding House (1893)
The Western Shoe Co. Year built: 1874. Location: 120-124 St. Clair Street
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The Western Shoe Co. (1874)
Wheeler Block. Year built: 1896. Location: 402 Monroe Street
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Wheeler Block (1896)
Listing by Date of Construction
All photos of these properties are in the exhibit gallery.
1132 Erie St. (1840s) Property name: John Boice House, Category: Architecture
1140 Michigan (1847) Property name: Victor Domhoff House, Category: Architecture
830 Locust St. (1848) Property name: James G. Franklin House, Category: Architecture
718 - 720 Walnut St. (1848) Property name: Edson Allen House, Category: Architecture
833 Huron Ave. (1849) Property name: Frederick Eaton House, Category: Architecture - Commerce
922 Ontario St. (1850) Property name: Henry E. Pratt House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
329 Chestnut St. (1851) Property name: William Raymond House, Category: Architecture
831 Elm St. (1851) Property name: John H. Wiemeier House, Category: Architecture
1107 Ontario (1852) Property name: Frederick Daum House, Category: Architecture
802 Chestnut St. (1854) Property name: Henry H. Samsen House, Category: Architecture
915 Erie St. (1856) Property name: Beach House, Category: Architecture
718-710 Locust St. (1858) Property name: James Coldham House, Category: Architecture
1131 Ontario (1858) Property name: William Essing House, Category: Architecture
27 Broadway St. (1859) Property name: The Oliver House, Category: Architecture (Isaiah Rogers) - Commerce - Engineering
612-614 Elm St. (1861) Property name: Josiah D. Cook House, Category: Architecture - Invention
807 Superior St. (1862) Property name: Miles D. Carrington House, Category: Architecture
126-152 Summit (1862-1897) Property name: The Fort Industry Square, Category: Architecture - Commerce
927 Ontario St. (1863) Property name: John Best House, Category: Architecture
11 12th St. (1865) Property name: , Category: Architecture (Demolished)
835 Ontario St. (1865) Property name: George Curson House, Category: Architecture
316 Adams St. (1866) Property name: Trinity Episcopal Church, Category: Architecture - Religion
220 Columbia St. (1866) Property name: Henry Philipps House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
102-106 South St. Clair (1866) Property name: Evoy's Saloon, Category: Architecture - Commerce
1123 Ontario (1866) Property name: George Loeb House, Category: Architecture
2226 Monroe (1867) Property name: William Walding House, Category: Architecture
228 South St. Clair St. (1867) Property name: Grasser Brand Brewery, Category: Architecture - Industry
Foot of Madison Ave. (1868) Property name: Old No. 11 Fire House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
311 Bush St. (1869) Property name: Joseph K. Secor House, Category: Architecture - Commerce
Superior and Cherry (1869) Property name: St. Francis de Sales' Church, Category: Architecture (Keeley)
806 Huron Ave. (1870) Property name: Pomeroy Hall, Category: Architecture
1022 Superior Ave. (1871) Property name: William Cummings House, Category: Architecture
2-4-6 South St. Clair St. (1872) Property name: Cincinnati Block (formerly Hotel Henry; Laurel Hotel), Category: Architecture - Commerce
2413 Collingwood Blvd. (1872) Property name: Christian Gerber House (Mary Manse College), Category: Architecture (Norehouse)
508 - 510 Wade St. (1872) Property name: Loodenalager & Brush Houses, Category: Architecture
120-124 St. Clair (1874) Property name: The Western Shoe Co., Category: Architecture - Commerce (Demolished)
607-623 Monroe St. (1874) Property name: Hannon's Block, Category: Architecture - Commerce
332 Batavia St. (1876) Property name: Gilbert Harmon House, Category: Architecture - Social
2052-2054 N. 13th St. (1878) Property name: John Henry House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
630 Virginia St. (1878) Property name: George Nort House, Category: Architecture
618 Michigan St. (1879) Property name: St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish House, Category: Architecture - Religion
109 Prescott (1881) Property name: Spencer Carr House, Category: Architecture - (Demolished)
1822 Cherry St. (1882) Property name: Harvey House, Category: Architecture - Medicine - Local History
2032 Canton St. (1882) Property name: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Category: Architecture - Religion
2357 Collingwood Blvd. (1883) Property name: Laskey House (Mary Manse College), Category: Architecture
2403 Collingwood Blvd. (1885) Property name: Henry Neel House (Mary Manse College), Category: Architecture
32-46 South St. Clair St. (1885) Property name: The Dixon Hotel (Fort Dixon Museum), Category: Architecture - Commerce
2035 Collingwood Blvd. (1887) Property name: Reynolds-Secor House, Category: Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce
2012 Vermont (1887) Property name: Isaac Smead House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
2425 Collingwood Blvd. (1887) Property name: J.L. Wolcott House (Mary Manse College), Category: Architecture
1929 Franklin Ave. (1888) Property name: Thomas J. Southard House, Category: Architecture
2037 Franklin Ave. (1888) Property name: Trowbridge House, Category: Architecture
301 Broadway St. (1888) Property name: Albert Neukom House, Category: Architecture
801 Jefferson Ave. (1890) Property name: Pythian Castle, Category: Architecture - Culture
902 Jefferson Ave. (1891) Property name: Earle Hotel, Category: Architecture - Commerce (Demolished)
Adams and Erie Sts. (1891) Property name: Lucas County Courthouse, Category: Architecture (Stine)
206 Michigan St. (1892) Property name: Meredith Bldg. (Central Chandelier Co.), Category: Architecture - Commerce (Demolished)
402-412 Adams St. (1892) Property name: Valentine Building (Willard Motor Hotel), Category: Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce - Theater
Jefferson and St. Clair (1892) Property name: Coghlin Building, Category: Architecture - Commerce (Demolished)
2237 Collingwood Blvd. (1893) Property name: William J. Walding House, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
504 Madison Ave. (1893) Property name: Gardner Building, Category: Architecture (Gardner)
2052 Robinwood Ave. (1894) Property name: Henahan-Breyman House, Category: Architecture
2465 Cherry St. (1894) Property name: Plymouth Congregational Church, Category: Architecture (Langdon) - Religion (Demolished)
2001 Ashland Ave. (1895) Property name: Ashland Ave. Baptist Church, Category: Architecture (Stine)
2268 Scottwood Ave. (1895) Property name: George S. Mills House, Category: Architecture (Mills)
810-814 Jackson St. (1896) Property name: City Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Category: Architecture (Stine) (Jail Demolished)
514-526 Madison Ave. (1896) Property name: Spitzer Building, Category: Architecture (Huber) - Commerce
2274 Glenwood Ave. (1896) Property name: J. J. Freeman House, Category: Architecture (Mills and Wachter)
402 Monroe St. (1896) Property name: Wheeler Block, Category: Architecture - Commerce (Demolished)
Madison Ave. at 13th St. (1897) Property name: St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Category: Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished)
719-723 Jefferson Ave. (1898) Property name: Burt's Theatre, Category: Culture
2251 Robinwood Ave. (1898) Property name: Julian H. Tyler House, Category: Architecture
2205 Collingwood Blvd. (1901) Property name: Edward Ford House, Category: Architecture (Mills) - Industry
2210 Robinwood Ave. (1901) Property name: Tillinghast-Willys-Bell House, Category: Architecture - Commerce - Industry
518 Jefferson Ave. (1903) Property name: Manhattan Building , Category: Architecture (Fallis) (Demolished)
12-14 15th St. (1903) Property name: Macomber Apartments, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
2116 Parkwood Ave. (1903) Property name: Leeper-Geddes House, Category: Architecture
219 Page St. (1903) Property name: St. Mary's School, Category: Architecture (Bacon) - Religion
702-712 Madison Ave. (1905) Property name: Colton Building, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
1855 Collingwood Blvd. (1905) Property name: Rudolph A. Bartley House, Category: Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce
2108 Collingwood Ave. (1905) Property name: Collingwood Ave. Presbyterian Church, Category: Architecture - Religion
36 South Erie St. (1906) Property name: Standart-Simmons Hardware Co., Category: Architecture - Commerce
Madison Ave. and Huron St. (1906) Property name: Nicholas Building, Category: Architecture (Bacon & Huber) - Commerce
2341-2347 Parkwood Ave. (1907) Property name: The Parkwood, Category: Architecture
2367-2405 Scottwood Ave. (1907) Property name: The Harold Arms Terrace, Category: Architecture
413-423 Jefferson Ave. (1908) Property name: Secor Hotel, Category: Architecture (Mills)
237 South Erie St. (1908) Property name: Toledo City Market, Category: Architecture (Fallis) - Commerce (Demolished)
2406 Franklin Ave. (1908) Property name: Delta Flats, Category: Architecture
1930-1932 Linwood St. (1908) Property name: Lynnwood Apartments, Category: Architecture (Demolished)
1709-1711 12th St. (1909) Property name: Jackson Apartments, Category: Architecture
13th and Madison (1911) Property name: Central Post Office, Category: Architecture
604 Jackson St. (1912) Property name: Toledo News-Bee Building, Category: Culture (Demolished)
802 Lafayette Ave. (1912) Property name: S.W. Flower Co., Category: Architecture
2400 Collingwood Blvd. (1912) Property name: Jesup W. Scott High School, Category: Architecture (Stine) - Education
2445 Monroe St. (1912) Property name: Toledo Museum of Art, Category: Architecture (Wachter) - Art - Education
14th and Madison Ave. (1915) Property name: Toledo Club, Category: Architecture (Mills) - Social
Cherry at Moore (1915) Property name: First United Church of Christ (First Reformed Church), Category: Architecture (Langdon/Mohly) - Religion
2049 Scottwood Ave. (1916) Property name: Dunn-Blair House, Category: Architecture (Mills) -Landscape (Olmsted Bros.)
Adams and Huron Sts. (1917) Property name: Lasalle, Koch and Co. Store, Category: Architecture - Commerce
1110 Jefferson Ave. (1934) Property name: Central YMCA, Category: Architecture
Records of the Toledo-Maumee Valley Historical Society's Landmarks Committee are available at the ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections:
Finding aid: Landmarks Committee, MSS-154
Related Collection:
Lucille B. Emch Papers, 1960s-1990sLucille B. Emch Papers, 1960s-1990s, MSS-267
Ted Ligibel Collection, 1906-94 (Bulk dates: 1985-94), MSS-087
Related Websites:
National Register of Historic Places
AREIS Online System, Lucas County, Ohio (property search)