Medina in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The War Bond Building

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 12, 2021

1. The War Bond Building Marker

Inscription.
This structure was built in 1942 and placed in Medina Square, where it was used as a location for the sale of war bonds during Word War II.

At the end of the war it was moved to city storage, then transferred to the property of Dr. Frederick Fri, a World War II Purple Heart recipient.

Medina General Hospital acquired the Fri property in 1997.

The War Bond Building was refurbished in 2000 by the Medina Jaycees in tribute to those at home and abroad who participated in the war effort.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 41° 8.333′ N, 81° 50.421′ W. Marker is in Medina, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on East Washington Street (Ohio Route 18) just east of Alber Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Alber Dr, Medina OH 44256, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To the Soldiers of Medina County (approx. 0.7 miles away); Medina (approx. 0.7 miles away); Spring Grove (approx. ¾ mile away); Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church (approx. one mile away); First Congregational Church of Medina (approx. 1.1 miles away); Medina County Courthouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Court House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Medina County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.

The War Bond Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 12, 2021

2. The War Bond Building

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 17, 2022

3. The War Bond Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.