Sidney in Shelby County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Monumental Building

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

1. Monumental Building Marker

Inscription.
Ohio's most important Civil War building was the first of 14 constructed. The cornerstone was laid in June 1875 to honor 320 fallen comrades. The placement of Sgt. Baker in 1900 facing Ohio Avenue completed the building. An opera hall, seating several hundred, occupied the third floor. Buffalo Bill Cody and other performers graced the stage. Local fire and police departments, Sidney and Clinton Township offices, the public library and charitable groups have occupied the building. This gothic masterpiece was restored between 1995 and 2000.

Erected 2008 by Sidney County Historical Society, Sidney Visitors Bureau and Monumental Building Trustees.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Entertainment • Heroes • Military • Notable Buildings • Patriots & Patriotism • Political Subdivisions • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1875.

Location. 40° 17.072′ N, 84° 9.414′ W. Marker is in Sidney, Ohio, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of Court Street (Ohio Route 47) and Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sidney OH 45365, 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.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George W. Bush (within shouting distance of this marker); Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Korean Conflict / Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); General Isaac Shelby (within shouting distance of this marker); US Bank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sidney and Shelby County Millenium Monument (about 300 feet away); Shelby County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Shelby County Courthouse (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

Monumental Building Facade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

2. Monumental Building Facade

Sgt Baker Statue on Monumental Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

3. Sgt Baker Statue on Monumental Building

Monumental Building image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 7, 2010

4. Monumental Building

Ohio website entry
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,823 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.