Fountain Hotel
The Fountain Hotel | |
![]() Front of the hotel | |
40°32′34″N 84°23′20″W / 40.54278°N 84.38889°W / 40.54278; -84.38889 | |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
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Built | 1889 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 97001564[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 1997 |
The Fountain Hotel is a historic former hotel in downtown St. Marys, Ohio, United States. Built in 1889 in a mixture of the Queen Anne and Victorian architectural styles, the hotel building sits in the 100 block of West Spring Street.[1]
Also known as the "Fort Barbee Hotel,"[1] the Fountain Hotel is a brick building that is built on a foundation of sandstone and covered with an asphalt roof.[2] On the first story, the facade is divided into multiple storefronts,[3] but the rest of the hotel has been converted into housing for low-income individuals aged fifty-five or older. Conversion to its present format was carried out by the Muskingum Development Corporation in the 1990s, at a cost of $2 million to $3 million; aid was provided by the Minster State Bank, which offered reduced interest rates to the redevelopers.[4]
Surrounding the Fountain Hotel are several other important community locations, such as the municipal building, the Buckeye Trail route along the Miami and Erie Canal, and a community park. Adjacent to the hotel is a small spring; once tapped to provide water for Fort St. Marys, which once occupied the location of the city's downtown, the spring was later converted into a fountain that became the hotel's namesake.[5]
In 1997, the Fountain Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Key to this designation was its place in local history and commerce, as it once played the role of a hotel, specialty store, and restaurant.[2] Two other properties in St. Marys are listed on the Register: the Dr. Issac Elmer Williams House and Office, built in 1903,[1] and the former Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which was destroyed one year before it was placed on the Register.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Fountain Hotel, The, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-08-06.
- ^ An Emergency Resolution Authorizing a Loan to the Community Improvement Corporation of the City of St. Marys for Fort Barbee Project Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, St. Marys, 2010. Accessed 2010-08-06.
- ^ Community Reinvestment Act Performance Evaluation: Minster State Bank, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1997-12-15, 8. Accessed 2010-08-06.
- ^ Pond, Robert J. Follow the Blue Blazes: A Guide to Hiking Ohio's Buckeye Trail. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 2003, 129.
- ^ Shuffelton, Frank B. "Holy Rosary Catholic Church". Auglaize County Historical Society, ed. A History of Auglaize County Ohio. Defiance: Hubbard, 1980, 211-212.
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Landmark
![Auglaize County map](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Map_of_Ohio_highlighting_Auglaize_County.svg/60px-Map_of_Ohio_highlighting_Auglaize_County.svg.png)
- Wapakoneta Commercial Historic District
properties
- Auglaize County Courthouse
- Blume High School
- Adolph Boesel House
- Julius Boesel House
- Egypt Catholic Church and Rectory
- First Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta
- H.E. Fledderjohann House, Doctor's Office and Summer Kitchen
- Fort Amanda Site
- The Fountain Hotel
- Glynnwood Catholic Church
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church
- William Luelleman House
- Minster Elementary School
- John H. Nichols House
- Hugh T. Rinehart House
- Round Barn
- St. Augustine Catholic Church
- St. John Catholic Church and Parish Hall
- St. Joseph Catholic Church and School
- Uniopolis Town Hall
- Dr. Issac Elmer Williams House and Office
- Charles Wintzer Building