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

The Inn

Center Square

 
 
The Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
1. The Inn Marker
Inscription.
• Originally, The Hotel Kirwan
• Built by, and named after, Daniel Kirwan in 1928
• Architect, Peter M. Hulsken, Lima, Ohio
• The Inn, Center Square
• Renovated and converted by Associated Innvestors Management in 1982
• C. R. C. architects, Zanesville, Ohio
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
 
Location. 40° 44.391′ N, 84° 6.24′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of East Market Street and Town Square, on the right when traveling east on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 E Market St, Lima OH 45801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: Bessie Crayton (within shouting distance of this marker); Bessie Crayton's Road to the 19th Amendment (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode State College - Borra Center (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial Grove (about 400 feet away); Korean War Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Interurban Era (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Grove
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(about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The Interurban Era (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
 
The Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
2. The Inn Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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