2008 Historic Sites
1. Sullivan Live/Work Space - 23 S. St. Clair
Street
Originally the home of Toledo Belting, the building survived
a fire as a paint store and became part of Toledo Heater in the
60's. Purchased in august of 2007 the building will be renovated
in a "green" manner to be a live work space for Paul R. Sullivan
Jr., AIA LLC. The second and third floors will be residence
while the first floor becomes studio space for design.
2. Martin Wood Appraisal - 43 S. St. Clair
Street
Martin + Wood Appraisal Group, Ltd. is a full service
appraisal firm with 31 full time employees. We are located in
Toledo, Ohio and offer real estate appraisals and litigation
support services in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
Since 1965 they have completed over 210,000
appraisals of residential, commercial, industrial, agriculture,
and special purpose properties. They maintain a high level of
professionalism, competency, and thoroughness within their work.
http://www.martin-woodappraisal.com/
3. Garden Loft - 110 South Superior
South Superior Bldg was last used as a Heating and Cooling
Distributor. Prior use was a seed company (Henry Hersch Seed
Comp) It closed in the 1950's or 60's and included the historic
building at 111 South Huron. The garden loft (2nd level of 114 S
Superior) was part of the seed company. The 5000 sq ft loft was
restored with original solid hardwood floors, original brick
walls and reuse of 100 year old tongue and groove pine seed bins
and assorted wood seed chutes. A 12'x70' deck off the loft
provides access to the roof which is in the process of being
converted to a "Green Roof" Also under study and construction is
a series of roof top Rain Barrels to provide water for the
"Green Roof" as well as help control rain water run off.
4 & 5. Warehouse District Condos - 100 S.
Huron
The Condominiums at 100 South Huron St are a true warehouse
structure built in 1920 in the Chicago Commercial Style. In 1925
the LaSalle and Koch Department store purchased the building for
use as their furniture warehouse. It served this purpose for 60
years until the Elder-Beerman Company bought LaSalle’s and
closed down the downtown store and the local warehouse in 1985.
The building sat vacant for 15 years until local
developer Francis “Mac” McCarthy chose the building for his
first residential project in 2000. The keystone of the project
was a unique open-air atrium design by architects Thomas DuBose
and Associates. All lofts open into this garden common area that
fosters a sense of community and neighborhood. The first suite
was occupied in October of 2001 and in less than a year all were
sold.
6. Toledo Free Press Building
The Toledo Free Press building located at 605 Monroe St. in
the Historical Warehouse District was originally constructed in
the early 1900's. It started out as a hardware store and years
later became a popular barber shop that served many of the
prominent Toledo businessmen of the day. It
was also the operating offices for Gilbert Mail Service until
they relocated to one of the neighboring buildings. The Toledo Free Press has called the
Historic Warehouse home since the Dec. of 2006.
7. Washington Street Townhome
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8. Historic St. Patrick's - 130 Avondale
Avenue
The Historic Church of Saint Patrick is one of Toledo's and
the Warehouse District’s most important and imaginative
religious structures. Its history reaches as far back as the
city's beginnings and its founder is still respected for his
efforts to improve the community.
A full history:
http://www.stpatshistoric.org/history_1.cfm.
