Building Histories Plaque Unveiling Event

Due to some unforeseen delays, the plaque installation won’t be completed in time for the originally scheduled event on Saturday, April 26. We will announce the new event date soon!


In partnership with local historian Alyssa McClanahan, we uncovered the long-running histories of 31 buildings in the Market District, and made them plaques that we’ve permanently mounted on each building so you can dive deep into their histories whenever you visit the Market. 

Thank you to our partners Ohio Humanities & America 250-Ohio for making this project possible!

Tours

We will be hosting 5 free guided tours as well as offering a self-guided tour to talk further about these buildings’ histories throughout the day.  Stay tuned for tour slots to open up!

  • Tour 1: Buildings include: Findlay Market House, 1801 Elm Street, 1819 Elm Street, 118-120 West Elder Street, 100-104 West Elder Street, 111-113 West Elder Street, 129 West Elder Street

  • Tour 2: Buildings include: Findlay Market House, 1739 Elm Street, 133 West Elder Street, 107 West Elder Street, 110 West Elder Street, 1819 Elm Street, 123-127 West Elder Street

  • Tour 3: Buildings include: Findlay Market House, 130-134 West Elder Street, 108 West Elder Street, 1818-1824 Race Street, 1800 Race Street, 1730 Race Street, 115-117 West Elder Street

  • Tour 4: Buildings include: Findlay Market House, 128 West Elder Street, 122 West Elder Street, 101 West Elder Street, 119-121 West Elder Street, 123-127 West Elder Street, 131 West Elder Street

  • Tour 5: Buildings include: Findlay Market House, 123-127 West Elder Street, 106 West Elder, 100-104 West Elder Street, 105 West Elder Street, 109 West Elder Street, 135 West Elder Street

Get the Full Story

You can now read the rich history of all 31 buildings we researched. Each one covers the ownership over time, the businesses and families housed, and the damages and renovations these buildings endured since their founding. Some of these buildings you’ll recognize, while others you may have walked past hundreds of times without noticing. Click below to read the stories of over two dozen historical building surrounding Findlay Market.

Joe Hansbauer