On this corner from 1830 to 1954 stood the American House Hotel.
From 1830 on, the American House Hotel was a well-known and popular stop along the Cleveland-Columbus Road. Visitors could find a comfortable room on the second, or, eventually . . . — — Map (db m177012) HM
The only wood frame building on the Square today, this building survived the 1848 and 1870 fires. Over the years it served as the 1850's law offices of Canfield and Kimball, a mercantile shop, the dental office of Dr. Nichols and the Smucker's . . . — — Map (db m177034) HM
This building is named in recognition of the achievements of
Donald J Pease-teacher, journalist and public servant who represented
this district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.
An Ohio University graduate and Fulbright . . . — — Map (db m202365) HM
In 1927 Henry Abell, a master plumber,
purchased a 100-acre dairy farm. When the
Great Depression struck the nation two years
later, Abell could find little work as a plumber
and decided to develop his dairy farm. In 1934,
he and his family . . . — — Map (db m134856) HM
In February 1819, seven individuals met in Isaac Barnes’ home to form
a Congregational Church and entered into covenant. Reverend
William Hanford of the Connecticut Missionary Society provided
guidance and charged the new congregation to . . . — — Map (db m151352) HM
On January 19, 1835, Reverent Steven Barnes led sixteen men and women to establish the Weymouth Congregational Church at the home of Lathrop Seymour. From its beginnings, the congregation opposed slavery. In 1848, it adopted resolutions condemning . . . — — Map (db m205788) HM
where as a manufacturing jeweler
A. I. Root saw the swarm of bees that
started his interest in beekeeping. The
first bee supplies were manufactured and
the early issues of his magazine, Gleanings
in Bee Culture, were printed by windmill
power . . . — — Map (db m202370) HM
Medina County Courthouse, built in 1841, was originally a Greek Revival structure. In 1873 it was enveloped by a French Second Empire facade. This plaque is on the last exposed exterior wall of the original building. — — Map (db m177210) HM
In memory of their supreme sacrifice we honor those who gave their lives for God, principal, and love of country
Inspired by Paul O. Harmon Jr. Killed in Vietnam May 31, 1968 Erected by American Legion Post 202 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post . . . — — Map (db m202371) WM
Constructed after the village suffered three major fires, this building served as the community's only fire house until the 1990's. It also served as the home of village government and the police department. Renovated in 1968, it was the first . . . — — Map (db m177032) HM
Completed in the early 1820's, this Federal style structure, the only one on the Square, was the first public building constructed in Medina. The brick county courthouse and jail survived the fires of 1848 and 1870. The original foundation stones . . . — — Map (db m177214) HM
Built by the honorable H.G. Blake after the Great Fire of 1870, it was one of the grandest buildings on the Square, and included a ballroom and theater on the third floor. It was the home of the Old Phoenix National Bank for over a century. — — Map (db m177029) HM
This two acre park was donated to Medina County by Elijah Boardman in 1817. The trees were cleared by Austin Badger in 1819. Since 1975, the Park and the surrounding Court House Square area have been listed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m177208) HM
On March 11, 1817, Rev. Roger Searle of Connecticut met with a
group of settlers at the home of Zenas Hamilton in Medina Township
and founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. On April 10, 1817, the
congregants cleared land near Weymouth and built a . . . — — Map (db m134853) HM
Spring Grove
circa 1883
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m177473) HM
The Cleveland Southwestern Electric Railway known as the Interurban, began along today's Rapid Transit route from Cleveland to Berea in 1895, reached Medina in 1897 and extended to Columbus by 1907.
This Interurban Station was located . . . — — Map (db m177472) HM
Originally constructed as a two-story brick and limestone building in the Greek Revival style, and 1873 Second Empire style addition added wings on either side, a two-story front portico, the slate mansard roof with clock tower, and other decorative . . . — — Map (db m177209) HM
This house was built by Frederick Beck, the Medina Tax Assessor. His son William Beck owned Beck Hardware in Medina for 50 years. the wood floors were refurbished from the original St. Peter's Cathedral in Cleveland. A marble fireplace graces the . . . — — Map (db m177476) HM
Original features include the wooden interior shutters, original faux marble fireplace, and all original interior doors and woodwork. Hayden was a Civil War veteran and returned to Medina to become an attorney and eventually a judge. Helen . . . — — Map (db m177477) HM
Architect Harold Cassidy designed a home reminiscent of one Bennett had seen while traveling New England. Features include a library of solid cherry paneling with customer cabinetry.
Bennett was the founder of Bennett Lumber Company in town . . . — — Map (db m177480) HM
The house survived an arson attempt in 1905 and another fire in 1923. Andrew lost an arm serving with Garfield's Regiment in the Civil War. He was President of Old Phoenix Bank, County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts and Mayor of Medina. The Malloy . . . — — Map (db m177478) HM
A derivative of the Gothic Revival style, this home was built by J.W. Martin for O.C. Shepard, the local feed store and mill owner. The home shows decorative work in the gables and an emphasis on surface textures created by placement of wood siding . . . — — Map (db m177474) HM
Orlin Oatman, a prominent Medina businessman, partnered with his father and brothers in a meat market and Oatman Brothers Hardware. The Oatman's work and civic engagement evidences love and pride for Medina. Family was deeply important to them; they . . . — — Map (db m177475) HM
Originally part of a ten-acre farm, the house has a beautifully sculptured fireplace chimney with terra cotta floral inlay gracing the front bay. Parker was a millwright, stonesman, bridge builder and Civil War veteran. He established the Medina . . . — — Map (db m177479) HM
This structure was built in 1942 and placed in Medina Square, where it was used as a location for the sale of war bonds during Word War II.
At the end of the war it was moved to city storage, then transferred to the property of Dr. Frederick . . . — — Map (db m177002) HM
Built with the funds and labor of residents of Weymouth, this
structure was home to the Weymouth School from 1925 to 1956. It
was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Cleveland architect
Paul T. Cahill (1888-1954). Two classrooms . . . — — Map (db m134850) HM
