Beverly in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
A Hand Made Building
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2023
1. A Hand Made Building Marker
The remarkable part of the Reptilia Building is that it was built by relief labor & almost entirely of salvaged materials. Even more remarkable is the fact that it is a hand made building-probably the first of its kind built in Toledo in a half century.
The following list shows various materials that were reclaimed & the sources from which they were obtained a tribute to the men & women who built the structure:~
Brick - Old Jefferson School & Toledo Hospital.
Stone - Canal Locks & Wabash R.R. Shops.
Heavy Timber - Wabash R.R. Shops.
Ceilings, Door Frames & Casings - Wabash Car Shops & Old Quale Building.
Entrance Ceilings - R.R. Box Car Linings.
Gallery Ceilings - Relief Shoes Packing Cases.
Finish Floor - Maumee River At Turkey Foot Rock.
Alligator & Outside Pool Stone - Welfare Farm Quarry at Whitehouse, Ohio.
Lighting Fixtures - Scrap Lumber & Salvage. (Fixtures made on project)
Spanish Tile - Old Concession & Rest Rooms.
Guard Rails - Old Walnut Gaulk Dug From Canal Bed.
Foyer Ceilings - Mud Sills From Wabash Elevator.
Outer Floor Stone - Old Cherry St. Sidewalk.
Radiators - Goulet Lumber & OldWinter Quarters.
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Form Material - City Dump.
Evergreens - 200 Conservatory & Collins Park Municipal Nursery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 41° 37.204′ N, 83° 34.754′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Beverly. It can be reached from Shadowlawn Drive south of Foraker Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toledo OH 43609, 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: Giraffes then and now (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2023
2. The Building
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
