Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rhode State College - Borra Center

Health & Wellbeing • Lima, OH

— Lima's Local History Hunt —

Rhode State College - Borra Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

1. Rhode State College - Borra Center Marker

Inscription. The Borra Center for Health Sciences opened in 2021 in downtown Lima, bringing healthcare education into the heart of the community.

The 50,000-square-foot facility was designed to train the next generation of nurses, EMS professionals, and therapists through hands-on, simulation-based learning.

The center is named for philanthropists Pier and Renee Borra, whose support for Rhodes State College began in 2005 through scholarships for Allied Health students. Their continued investment helped make this downtown facility possible.

Today, the Borra Center reflects Lima's ongoing commitment to education, innovation, and meeting the region's evolving healthcare needs.

Erected 2026 by America 250-Ohio Commission. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the America 250: Ohio Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2021.

Location. 40° 44.354′ N, 84° 6.289′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and East Market Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 S Main St, Lima OH 45801, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Bessie Crayton (within shouting distance of this marker); Bessie Crayton's Road to the 19th Amendment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Inn (about 300 feet away); Madelon's Way (about 400 feet away); Artspace/Lima (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

Also see . . . Lima's Local History Hunt. (Submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

2. Rhode State College - Borra Center Marker

Rhode State College - Borra Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

3. Rhode State College - Borra Center

America 250-Ohio Commission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by America 250-Ohio Commission

4. America 250-Ohio Commission

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.