Lakeside in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Carrie Barge Cottage
(Legacy House)
Lakeside Heritage Trail
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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2025
1. Carrie Barge Cottage Marker
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church built this cottage.
Erected 2023 by Lakeside Heritage Society. (Marker Number 17.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Women.
Location. 41° 32.67′ N, 82° 44.998′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Walnut Ave, Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. 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: The Brick Store (a few steps from this marker); Orchestra Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Administration Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gill House (within shouting distance of this marker); Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Green Gables (within shouting distance of this marker); Abigail Tea Room (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeside.
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1. Welcome to the Lakeside Heritage Trail
this page online
To enrich the quality of life for all people, to foster traditional Christian values, and to nurture relationships through opportunities for renewal and growth spiritually, intellectually, culturally and physically while preserving Lakesides heritage.
With the new year, we welcome Lakesides 150th Anniversary a time to honor the past, celebrate the present and look to the future. This exciting Sesquicentennial Celebration connects us to the mission through enriching religious life programs, educational lectures, cultural arts performances and recreational activities. (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
2. 17. Carrie Barge Cottage. Then
For the first 65 years of Lakeside, the women of the Methodist Episcopal Church led the denomination in missionary work caring for the needs of people both in foreign lands and in the United States. Two organizations, the Womans Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) and the Womans Home Missionary Society (WHMS) brought hundreds of women and men to Lakeside to hear missionary stories and learn how
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2025
2. Carrie Barge Cottage Marker
On this site has stood two cottages, the first built by the WFMS with the financial assistance of Lakesider and missionary philanthropist Fanny Nast Gamble. In 1920 the cottage was sold to the WHMS. They rebuilt and enlarged the cottage and used it to house women missionaries and deaconesses attending the summer schools of mission.
An early influential figure in the WHMS was Carrie Barge. Born in 1868 in rural Coshocton County, Ohio, Carrie graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, then called the West Point of Missionaries. Carrie began her career as an organizer of mission education projects for the Womans Home Missionary Society. A special ambassador of student life, she visited colleges across the country to encourage missionary life among students. She became the National Secretary of Field Work and later, a national trustee. The cottage was named in her honor after her death in 1934, in recognition of her frequent and beloved Lakeside speaking engagements. The cottages ownership later passed to the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland. In the 1980s, it was sold to a private owner and then in the early 2000s it was sold to the Lakeside Association.
Now
The Lakeside Association renamed the building the Legacy House, which is now the center for Lakesides Marketing and Development departments. Lakesiders young and old are welcome to volunteer and make in-person donations at this classic Arts and Crafts era cottage. (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
