Maumee Historic District

Maumee's historic district covers about 35 acres of the early river town laid out in 1817 by Major William Oliver. The area grew because of Maumee River navigation and, from 1842, a sidecut of the Erie Canal, and for a time it served as county seat of both Wood and Lucas counties. Surviving buildings include Elm Cottage, a brick cottage from the late 1820s, and the Hunt-Price House of about 1837, built for Major General John E. Hunt, who helped bring the county seat and canal sidecut to town. Several Greek Revival homes remain, among them the Gibbs-Warner, Waite-Morris and Richardson-Day houses. The Dix-Meyers House, built of locally fired brick, has ironwork reflecting its owner's Mississippi origins. The Maumee Color Company building began as a foundry in the 1840s and later produced oleomargarine coloring. Together these buildings recall the merchants, officials and professionals who shaped early commerce in Lucas County.