Old West End in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Congregational Church

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 22, 2025

1. First Congregational Church Marker

Inscription.
Erected a.d. 1844.
Enlarged, 1856.
Destroyed by fire, 1861.
Rebuilt, 1862.
Taken down and rebuilt, 1877.
Erected on present site 1914.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 41° 39.981′ N, 83° 33.331′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Old West End. It is at the intersection of Collingwood Boulevard and Virgina Street, on the right when traveling south on Collingwood Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2315 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo OH 43620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Mercy Hospital of Toledo / Mercy Hospital School of Nursing (approx. half a mile away); First Chartered Girl Scout Council in the United States (approx. half a mile away); Toledo Museum of Art (approx. half a mile away); Worker Memorial Day (approx. 0.7 miles away); Toledo's First Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); Birckhead Place (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 22, 2025

2. First Congregational Church

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 22, 2025

3. First Congregational Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.