Perrysburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: See Also:Perrysburg Historic District
Why it's listed
Perrysburg's historic district extends along the Maumee River, and this boundary increase adds parts of East and West Front Street, East and West Second Street, Riverside Park and Hood Park. The district takes in houses and commercial blocks built from the 1830s into the 1930s, in styles from Greek Revival and Gothic Revival to Italianate, Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial Revival and Bungalow. Landmarks include St. Rose of Lima Church, the former Exchange Hotel and the 1906 Water Works, now a boat club. The area matters because it shows how Perrysburg changed. Founded in 1816 and named for Oliver Hazard Perry, it became a county seat and a leading Lake Erie shipping and shipbuilding port. Loss of the county seat in 1870, river and canal changes favoring Toledo, and a streetcar link in 1894 turned it into a residential suburb. The enlarged district holds the town's most cohesive group of high-style homes and its historic business center.
Significance in brief: The expanded district would hold the largest and most cohesive collection of high-style mid-19th to mid-20th century homes in Perrysburg, plus the historic central business district. It reflects the town's growth from a prosperous river port and county seat into a residential suburb of Toledo. The added areas show the community's early 20th century development.
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 90000948, listed June 21, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly Maumee R. frontage from Pine to E. Boundary and S side of E. Second St. from Locust to Hickory, Perrysburg |
|---|---|
| County | Wood County |
| Listed | June 21, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000948 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th century Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Shingle; 20th century Colonial Revival, Bungalow, Jacobethan Revival |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Houses, commercial buildings and a church remain in use; the former Exchange Hotel is now apartments and the former Water Works houses the Perrysburg Boat Club. |
| Acreage | 122 |
| Coordinates | 39.75979, -83.56518 (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 90000948.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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