Tipp City in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Robert C. Spencer Building
40 West Main Street
| | Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
1. Robert C. Spencer Building Marker
has been placed the
National Register
of Historic Places
Old Tippecanoe City
Historic District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 39° 57.665′ N, 84° 10.348′ W. Marker is in Tipp City, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 W Main St, Tipp City OH 45371, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the 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: The Old Post Office Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Shirley Spencer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Robert Spencer House (within shouting distance of this marker); The John & Katharine Sproule House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hugh Cramer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Zion Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marjorie Vanderhorst Rigdon House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Edward & Bonnie Martino House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tipp City.
Also see . . .
1. Tipp City, Ohio
this page online
2. National Register of Historic Places Form for the Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District.
A general synopsis of the district's historical significance can be found on page 11:
The Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District is architecturally significant in southwest Ohio, because it is a well preserved collection of canal town public, industrial, commercial, and residential structures. The district includes an unusual variety of styles and typifies a turn of the century town. Since the village has always enjoyed economic prosperity due to it s location along major transportation routes, and because of it s diversified industrial and commercial bases, it has not experienced a decline in the quality of civic life or in community pride in its buildings. Nor has it been swallowed up by any one major impact that could have overwhelmed this small canal town of yesterday as it grew into today's [1982's] city of approximately 6,000 people.
Additionally, an architectural description of the house and its neighbor can be found on page 8:
One story 1940's building situated on a corner.
It was prepared in August 1982 by Judy Gilleland, Administrative Intern in the City Managers Office in Tipp City. (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
2. Robert C. Spencer Building Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
