Perrysburg Water Maintenance Building
Why it's listed
Behind the Schaller Memorial Building on West Indiana Street in Perrysburg, Ohio, stands a brick water maintenance building finished in 1940 with Public Works Administration funding. It houses offices and equipment for the city street, sewer and water departments. The L-shaped building rests on a stone foundation under a steep asphalt shingle hip roof. Its design recalls rural Normandy architecture, with a round brick entrance tower topped by a conical roof and a large stone-accented exterior chimney beside it. Harold H. Munger of the Toledo firm Britsch & Munger, a Perrysburg resident, was the architect. Although purely utilitarian, it was styled and built of materials meant to blend with the surrounding homes. It was recognized for its architecture and as evidence of PWA work in the city. Perrysburg's earlier courthouses and library have been demolished, so this building and the Schaller Memorial Building are its best-preserved and least altered civic buildings of the 20th century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a very good example of 20th century public architecture and of the Public Works Administration's impact in Perrysburg. Its French Norman Revival style, scale and materials were chosen to fit the residential character of the neighborhood. It is also one of the best-preserved and least altered examples of 20th century civic architecture in the city.
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 90000754, listed May 10, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 130 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg |
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| County | Wood County |
| Listed | May 10, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000754 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1940 |
| Architect / builder | Harold H. Munger, Britsch & Munger |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Period Revivals (French Norman Revival) |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used for government public works; the form says it has had no additions or major alterations. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 41.55601, -83.62810 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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 90000754.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138773810
- This listing as JSON
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