Tipp City in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bill Sloan Building
115 E. Main Street
| | Old Tippecanoe Main Street Historic District | |
has been placed the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 39° 57.681′ N, 84° 10.162′ W. Marker is in Tipp City, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on East Main Street east of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 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: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union House (a few steps from this marker); The Byewell Building (a few steps from this marker); Samuel & Ethel Moore Building (a few steps from this marker); Cleo L. Wampler Building (within shouting distance of this marker); McConnaughey & Young Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Brunaker Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Tippecanoe Lodge No. 174 Free & Accepted Masons Of Ohio (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 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 4:
Further west along Main Street is a Mid Victorian, 2 story, 3 bay, brick commercial building, built in 1865. It also has a "boomtown" front.
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.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 19 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.

