Saint Peter and Saint Paul Historic District-Oliver's Second addition
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Two blocks of South St. Clair Street in Toledo hold a compact district of brick and stone buildings, set apart from the rest of the city by an interstate, rail lines and a highway. Nineteen buildings stand on six acres, eighteen of them contributing. The most prominent is Ss. Peter and Paul Church, completed in 1873, whose 165-foot spire was added in 1880. Beside it are a Romanesque Revival school finished in 1905, an Italianate convent, Queen Anne commercial blocks and a Colonial Revival apartment building. The area was platted in Oliver's Divisions in the 1830s to 1850s and settled mainly by German working families, followed by a Swiss community that built Swiss Hall in 1924. From the 1920s Spanish-speaking residents of Mexican and Texan origin arrived, and the street remains a focus of Toledo's Hispanic community. The district was listed for its ethnic heritage, urban development and architecture.
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| Period of significance | 1866-1925 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and commercial styles |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, European, Hispanic, Architecture, Religion |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Saint Peter and Saint Paul Historic District-Oliver's Second addition (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.