Ohio, Napoleon Heritage Society Historical Markers

By Craig Doda, July 17, 2018

102 East Washington

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1 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 102 East Washington — Commercial Italianate Design — Old Vocke Block —

5 & 10 Cent Store For Many Years — — Map (db m157940) HM

2 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 105 West Main — Est. 1928 —

Unusual California Mission Style Architecture — — Map (db m157983) HM

3 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 107-109-111-113-115 West Washington — Italianate Design — Circa 1875 —

Purchased by George Hahn In 1898 Clothing & Dry Goods Emporium Good example of Commercial Row Italianate — — Map (db m157991) HM

4 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 116 E. Clinton —

Donnelly Bros. & Bokerman Dunbar Auto Sales 7-Up Bottling Company, 1936-1982 Founded By J. B. & R. A. Maher — — Map (db m157989) HM

5 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 123 West Washington — Circle 1875 —

New marble front in 1970 Served as newspaper L. L. Orwig & Son, Publishers — — Map (db m157992) HM

6 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 127 E. Clinton — Erected by Ohio State Armory Board — Built 1913 —

Unusual fortress-like architecture with castellated parapets — — Map (db m185883) HM

7 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 221 East Washington —

Founded in 1924 by Leo English, Earl Grieser & Earnest Spengler. First Production in January, 1925, At This Location — — Map (db m157985) HM

8 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 535 North Perry —

One of the oldest buildings in downtown district. It served as a boarding house for canal travelers. Finerty Shoe Repair 1947-1985 — — Map (db m157984) HM

Paid Advertisement

9 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 606 North Perry — Italianate — Circa 1880 —

J.P. Belknap & Son Nat, publishers of The Henry County Signal for nearly 60 years. — — Map (db m157982) HM

10 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 611 North Perry — Restrained Italianate — Circa 1880 —

Built By Henry Carey — — Map (db m157981) HM

11 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 701 North Perry —

Original site of the First National Bank until 1935 Community Bank, 1935-1970 Bancohio Corp., 1970-1985 Ohio Citizens Bank, 1985 — — Map (db m157975) HM

12 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 711 North Perry — Queen Anne — Circa 1870 —

Men's Haberdashery for over 100 years — — Map (db m158000) HM

13 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 713 North Perry — Queen Anne — Circa 1880 —

Purchased By Wm. Spencer in 1892 & operated as grocery store & tavern for nearly 100 years — — Map (db m157976) HM

14 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 719 North Perry Street — Unusual Second Story — Oriel Window —

Site Of Shaff Drugstore 1912 - 1959 — — Map (db m157977) HM

15 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 720 North Perry — Elaborate Queen Anne — Circa 1894 —

Formerly World Theater — Street Level Home Telephone Co. — Upper Level Third floor destroyed by fire in 1984 — — Map (db m157978) HM

16 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 722 & 724 North Perry — Italianate Design — Circa 1880 —

Built By Herman Weber Served As Dr. Thomas Quinn's Office For Many Years — — Map (db m157980) HM

17 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 723 & 725 North Perry — Italianate Design — Circa 1870 —

Murder trial of Major Gen. R.K. Scott was held on second floor. He was tried, acquitted & set "Scott Free". — — Map (db m157979) HM

Paid Advertisement

18 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 814 North Perry — Eclectic Design — Circa 1902 —

Site of Dreamland Theatre Napoleon's First Movie Theatre — — Map (db m157990) HM

19 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — 828 Oakwood —

Formerly housed Fox Cigar Factory, Catholic Grade School, & Mitchell Flower Shop. — — Map (db m157997) HM

20 ► Ohio, Henry County, Napoleon — The Henry County Courthouse —

Henry County was organized in 1834 and Napoleon became the county seat in 1835. The first Court was held in a two-story log cabin located at the corner of Perry and Front Streets. The first Courthouse was a plain two-story structure costing . . . — — Map (db m28489) HM