Roosevelt in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Toledo Museum of Art

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 23, 2016

1. Toledo Museum of Art Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1901 under the leadership of Edward Drummond Libbey, who established the glass industry in Toledo, the Museum building was designed by the architect Edward Green. It was completed in three stages in 1912, 1926, and 1933. From the outset the Museum has aimed to be a community and educational resource in the visual and performing arts.

Erected 1987 by Mercy Hospital of Toledo, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 13-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 41° 39.575′ N, 83° 33.613′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Roosevelt. It is on Monroe Street (Ohio Route 51) east of Robinwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located near the northeast corner of the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art, almost directly opposite of the roadway

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crosswalk that is in front of The Plaza Apartments Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2540 Monroe St, Toledo OH 43620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: First Chartered Girl Scout Council in the United States (a few steps from this marker); Mercy Hospital of Toledo / Mercy Hospital School of Nursing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); First Congregational Church (approx. half a mile away); 100th Anniversary Negro Baseball League (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named First Congregational Church (approx. half

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 23, 2016

2. Toledo Museum of Art Marker

View, looking east along Monroe Street, of the featured marker (nearest marker on the right).

a mile away); Art Tatum (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stewart's Pharmacy (1922-1945) (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 23, 2016

3. Toledo Museum of Art Marker

View, looking west along Monroe Street, of the featured marker (the more distant of the two markers).

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 23, 2016

4. Toledo Museum of Art Marker

View of the featured marker (marker on the right) on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 23, 2016

5. Toledo Museum of Art Marker

View of the featured marker (the right marker).

Toledo Museum of Art image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, November 16, 2023

6. Toledo Museum of Art

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on January 30, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on November 18, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.