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

The First Savings & Loan Co.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

1. The First Savings & Loan Co. Marker

Inscription.
First Savings and Loan Co. was organized on March 28, 1888, as the Massillon Loan and Building Company of Massillon with capital stock of $2,000,000. The company was formed with two main objectives: "To provide a safe, convenient and profitable place for the savings of working people and those of limited means; and to supply those who want to borrow money at a reasonable rate of interest, and payable in such a manner as to bring a home within the reach of any who are thrifty or will save."

Their office was in the south room of the Opera Block on South Erie Street until the building in the photograph was completed about 1916. The second story housed realty, insurance, and loan firms and the Boy Scout office. First Savings renovated the exterior in 1959. It became United Bank in 1991.

Long & Pietzcker Men's Shop, City Cleaners, and Moriarty Signs were located to the east; Ohio Print, Koehler Furnaces, and Bammerlin Piano Factory were located to the south.

Erected by Massillon Main Street; and The Massillon Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is March 28, 1888.

Location. 40° 47.814′ N,

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81° 31.266′ W. Marker is in Massillon, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172/241) and City Hall Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Way East. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the northwest corner of the Huntington Bank building, facing Lincoln Way East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Lincoln Way East, Massillon OH 44646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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: The Falke Block (within shouting distance of this marker); The Massillon Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Young People's Christian Association (within shouting distance

Marker detail: First Savings & Loan Building (1916) image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: First Savings & Loan Building (1916)

of this marker); The Paul L. David Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); The Little Steel Strike of 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Shanklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Lillian Gish (1893-1993) · Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

3. The First Savings & Loan Co. Marker

(looking south • marker is mounted at the northwest corner of the Huntington Bank building, directly above the cornerstone)

First Savings & Loan Company Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

4. First Savings & Loan Company Cornerstone

First Savings & Loan Company
An Institution Dedicated
to Thrift and Home Ownership
Established 1888 • Erected 1959
Francis L. Vesy President
Directors
Arthur R. Culp • John R. Tracey • W. H. Crawford • Howard B. Blank • J. A. Shaidnagle, Jr. • Dr. Arthur G. Hyde • Earl D. Ruetz • Ralph R. Krisher

First Savings & Loan Building (1959) (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

5. First Savings & Loan Building (1959) (northwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.