Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Preserving a Traditional Building Trade

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

1. Preserving a Traditional Building Trade Marker

Inscription.
This timber-framed picnic pavilion was constructed as part of a three-day workshop in July 2022, facilitated by the Hancock Historical Museum and the Kiwanis Club of Findlay, in conjunction with Friends of Ohio Barns. Caleb Miller (JCM Timberworks), along with Rudy Christian and Laura Saeger (Christian & Son, Inc.), served as instructors. Thirteen participants from across Ohio volunteered their time for the extensive project.

Under the instruction of some of the best timber framers in the state, the workshop attendees learned more about this traditional building technique as they cut joinery and raised this 24' × 24' white oak frame. All skill levels were welcomed to take part in the workshop, and members of the public came out to watch the frame raising. The statewide nonprofit group, Friends of Ohio Barns, was formed in 2000 to support and promote an awareness of Ohio's historic barns. The organization facilitates educational programs that provide resources for the stewardship and conservation of barns and timber-framed structures as lasting icons of our state's cultural heritage.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is July 2022.

Location. 41° 2.274′ N, 83° 35.607′ W. Marker is in Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on County Road 236 0.1 miles north of Carey Road (State Route 568), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8884 Co Rd 236, Findlay OH 45840, 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: Welcome To Brucklacher Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Roaring 1920s (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

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marker); Hancock County Joins World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); The Swingin' Sixties (within shouting distance of this marker); Riverside Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flood Of 1913 (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion Township School District #3 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Black Swamp (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Findlay.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

3. Preserving a Traditional Building Trade Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

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Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.