Perrysburg Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Perrysburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
Perrysburg's historic district covers about 90 acres along the Maumee River in Wood County, Ohio. It includes a commercial strip on Louisiana Avenue, mostly Victorian brick buildings such as the Phoenix Block, built in the 1830s as the Eagle Hotel, and the Centennial Block of 1875. Front Street, once the Fremont Pike and paved in 1838, holds houses in styles from Greek Revival and Gothic Revival to Italian Villa, Italianate and Shingle. The town was platted after an 1816 act of Congress and became county seat in 1823. Shipping and shipbuilding flourished from 1823 to 1840, and the greatest building came between the late 1850s and 1870s, after a cholera epidemic in 1854 and the arrival of German immigrants and railroads. Loss of the county seat to Bowling Green in 1879 and the rise of Toledo as a trade center ended its commercial growth. The district was listed as an example of a prosperous nineteenth-century rivertown with well-preserved architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the district as a fine example of a prosperous nineteenth-century rivertown. Its buildings range from Greek Revival to High Victorian Italianate and show the eclectic taste of the late 1800s. The Louisiana Avenue commercial area is described as a particularly well-preserved group of Victorian buildings.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 75001557, listed April 14, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Front St. (between E. Boundary St. & W. Boundary Ln.) 2nd St. (between Pine & Hickory Sts.) & 3rd St. (at Louisiana Av.), Perrysburg |
|---|---|
| County | Wood County |
| Listed | April 14, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001557 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1830's-1926 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival to High Victorian Italianate, with Gothic Revival, Italian Villa, Shingle and Carpenter Gothic examples |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is marked excellent and altered; the district is occupied and used for commercial, private residential and religious purposes. Homes are described as uniformly well maintained. |
| Acreage | 90 |
| Coordinates | 41.55954, -83.62336 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 75001557.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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