The Main Street Historic District

Photographed by Michael Baker

1. The Main Street Historic District Marker

Bowling Green was first platted in 1835. The Main Street Historic District represents the commercial buildings constructed around Bowling Green's brief "boom era" in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the first story storefronts have been altered, but the upper stories are generally intact. Queen Anne and Classical Revival style buildings dominate the district, although other styles are also represented, namely the Italianate and Romanesque Revival. The district emanates from the central intersection of Main and Wooster Streets.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 41° 22.438′ N, 83° 39.033′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on South Main Street (State Highway 25), on the right when traveling south. Marker is 350 feet south of Wooster Street (State Highway 64). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 148 South Main Street, Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Main Street (here, next to this marker); The Changing Face of South Main (a few steps from this marker); Commerce & Finance In Old Bowling Green

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Photographed by Michael Baker

2. The Main Street Historic District Marker

circa 1925

3. Main Street Looking North Bowling Green, Ohio

This postcard view of Main Street was taken from roughly the same location as the previous photo. Visible in both are the Royce Building (left side, then a JC Penney, now Ace Hardware), and the Commercial Bank & Trust Building (left side, neoclassical building just past the Royce Building).