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Tipp City in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Cleo L. Wampler Building

112 E. Main Street

— Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District —

 
 
Cleo L. Wampler Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
1. Cleo L. Wampler Building Marker
Inscription.
This property
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° 57.669′ N, 84° 10.171′ W. Marker is in Tipp City, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on East Main Street east of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 E 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: McConnaughey & Young Building (here, next to this marker); Tippecanoe Lodge No. 174 Free & Accepted Masons Of Ohio (here, next to this marker); Samuel & Ethel Moore Building (a few steps from this marker); Paddy's Tippecanoe Inn (a few steps from this marker); The Byewell Building (a few steps from this marker); Bill Sloan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Irene Shefmire House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tipp City.
 
Also see . . .  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
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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 9:

This High Victorian Italianate structure with 2 stories and 3 bays, was built in the 1880's. The paneled frieze has diamond insets and ornamental brackets under a projecting cornice. The second story, with its trio of elaborate hooded windows contrasts with the altered first floor.

It was prepared in August 1982 by Judy Gilleland, Administrative Intern in the City Manager’s Office in Tipp City. (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
Cleo L. Wampler Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
2. Cleo L. Wampler Building Marker
 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 8 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.
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