Ohio - Wood County
Wood County Ohio has 33 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Meigs, Indian Hills Site, Old Wood County Jail, Perrysburg Historic District and Wood County Courthouse And Jail.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Western Basin Mid. Woodland, Upper Mississippian, Sandusky Tradition, Fort Meigs Phase, Western Basin Tradition, Paleoindian, Archaic, Late Woodland and Younge Phase Of Western dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Wood County historic places including Azor Thurston, John R. Hankey and Frederick Yeager.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wood County places including Yost & Packard, T.B. Townsend, E.O. Fallis, Britsch & Munger, Harold H. Munger, Edward O. Fallis, O. Wenderoth, Aurora Spafford, Devault,James, & Son and H.F. Hilgeneck. Prominent architectural styles found in Wood Country are Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Boom Town Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000693)
Roughly bounded by W. Wooster, S. Church, N. Grove, N. Maple, and Buttonwood , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Dodge Site (added 1978 - - #78002214)
Also known as 33-WO-9
Address Restricted , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Western Basin Mid. Woodland, Upper Mississippian
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Eagle Point Colony Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002068)
Colony Rd., Riverside, Eagle Point, Park, and Forest Drs. , Rossford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Single Dwelling
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East River Road Historic District I (added 1976 - - #76001551)
29455--30465 E. River Rd. (N side only) , Rossford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
East River Road Historic District II (added 1976 - - #76001550)
577 E. Front St. to 28589 E. River Rd. , Perrysburg and
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian Villa
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Empire House (added 1978 - - #78002216)
Also known as Stony Ridge Antiques
5535 U.S. 20 , Stony Ridge
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Floral Hall (added 1982 - - #82003666)
Also known as Needle Hall
City Park on Conneaut Ave. , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Ford, Edward, Plate Glass Company Employee Relations Building (added 2016 - - #16000600)
Rossford, Rossford
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1917-1966 AD
Fort Meigs (added 1969 - - #69000151)
1.3 mi. SW of Perrysburg , Perrysburg
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Fort Meigs Aboriginal--33WO08--33WO445 (added 1998 - - #98000042)
1.3 mi. SW of Perrysburg , Perrysburg
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Sandusky Tradition, Fort Meigs Phase
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Graham, William, House (added 1984 - - #84003812)
Also known as Graham-Reynolds House
7056 Jerry City Rd. , Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tyson,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Heeter-Russo House (added 1975 - - #75001554)
24570 2nd St. , Grand Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hood-Simmons House (added 1974 - - #74001652)
202 W. 5th St. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Housley, R. A., House (added 1996 - - #96000932)
Also known as Boulton--Entenman House
24155 Front St. , Grand Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Indian Hills Site (added 1979 - - #79001983)
Also known as 33-WO-4;Harris Yards Site;Ford Site;Rossford Indian Village
Address Restricted , Rossford
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Western Basin Tradition, Paleoindian, Archaic
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Interurban Bridge (added 1972 - - #72001036)
Also known as Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge and Roche de Boeuf
1 mi. S of Waterville over Maumee River , Waterville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Kerr, Benjamin F., House (added 1979 - - #79001982)
Also known as Kerr House
17605 Beaver St. , Grand Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fallis,Edward O.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
MacNichol Site (added 1978 - - #78002215)
Also known as 33-WO-10
Address Restricted , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Science, Conservation, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland, Basin Tradition, Younge Phase Of Western
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Water Works
Main Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003247)
Main and Wooster Sts. , Bowling Green
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Hankey,John R.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
North Baltimore Town Hall (added 1981 - - #81000453)
207 North Main St. , North Baltimore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hilgeneck,H.F.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Government Office
More Information:
Old Wood County Jail (added 1969 - - #69000152)
240 W. Indiana Ave. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Perrysburg Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001557)
Also known as See Also:Perrysburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Front St. (between E. Boundary St. & W. Boundary Ln.) 2nd St. (between Pine & Hickory Sts.) & 3rd St. (at Louisiana Av.), Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
More Information:
Perrysburg Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90000948)
Also known as See Also:Perrysburg Historic District
Roughly Maumee R. frontage from Pine to E. Boundary and S side of E. Second St. from Locust to Hickory , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Perrysburg Water Maintenance Building (added 1990 - - #90000754)
130 W. Indiana Ave. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Britsch & Munger, Munger,Harold H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Public Works
More Information:
Schaller Memorial Building (added 1990 - - #90000753)
130 W. Indiana St. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Britsch & Munger, Munger,Harold H.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Simmons, Edwin H., House (added 1991 - - #90002211)
10302 Fremont Pike , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Spafford House (added 1974 - - #74001653)
27338 W. River Rd. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spafford,Aurora
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Thurston Building (added 1975 - - #75001555)
Also known as Hock Pharmacy
Front St. , Grand Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Historic Person:
Thurston,Azor
Significant Year:
1897
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Town Hall (added 1975 - - #75001556)
Front St. , Grand Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patton,Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
U.S. Post Office (added 1979 - - #79001980)
305 N. Main St. , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wenderoth,O., Devault,James, & Son
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wood County Courthouse And Jail (added 1974 - - #74001651)
200 E. Court St. , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yost & Packard, Townsend,T.B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
Wood County Home and Infirmary (added 1979 - - #79001981)
Also known as Wood County Historical Museum;Adam Phillips Park
N of Bowling Green at 13660 County Home Rd. , Bowling Green
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fallis,E.O., Et al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Yeager, John J., House (added 1985 - - #85000619)
343 W. Indiana Ave. , Perrysburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Yeager,Frederick,et al.
Significant Year:
1840
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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