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

The Falke Block

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

1. The Falke Block Marker

Inscription.
The building which originally stood at this site was built by Mr. Minic in 1866. By the 1920s, when it was known as the Falke Block, it housed the Massillon Restaurant and the offices of Dr. L.E. Menuez and Dr. Seth Hattery. The N.O.T. & L. interurban streetcar office was located to the east (current site of the Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce office). The watering trough was located in the city park west of the building.

The Falke Building was razed in 1931 to make way for the Swanson Building, which was originally the home of Gensemer Brothers Dry Goods, then Stark Dry Goods, and later the M. O'Neil Company.

It has now become the Massillon Museum.

Erected by Massillon Main Street; and Margy Vogt.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 40° 47.807′ N, 81° 31.292′ W. Marker is in Massillon, Ohio, in Stark County. It is on Lincoln Way East (Ohio Route 172/241) just east of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the north facade of the Massillon Museum/Swanson Building, between the first two bays of windows from the east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Massillon Museum (a few steps from this marker); The Paul L. David Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Savings & Loan Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Little Steel Strike of 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Merchants Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Shanklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Young People's Christian Association (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massillon.

Marker detail: The Falke Block image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: The Falke Block

Massillon Museum/Swanson Building (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2018

3. Massillon Museum/Swanson Building (northwest elevation)

(marker is mounted between first two window bays from the right)

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 204 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.