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Vistula Historic District is a designated historic district in the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The district comprises Toledo's oldest extant neighborhood and encompasses an area roughly bounded by Champlain, Summit, Walnut and Magnolia streets.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 100 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks .
Other scholars argue that the map was copied from an extant map of Toledo, specifically the Atlas de El Escorial. Three of the folios from this atlas contain preparatory radial graphs of a map of Toledo on their reverse, dating from between 1538 and 1545. [15] The scholar first to lend this attribution was Francisco Vásquez Maure in 1982. [16]
A bird's eye view of the city of Toledo, Ohio published by Ruger and Stoner of Madison, Wisconsin in 1870. An aerial view showing Toledo looking from the Maumee River. Map includes a list of buildings and churches.
In 1818, the first log home was built in the area now known as the Old West End; then in 1829, the first tavern and store were built. [3]The Old West End was platted in 1866, and "the wealthiest and most well-to-do of Toledo began moving away from their former downtown homes to live in this new development far from the city". [4]
Glendale-Heatherdowns (Byrne-Heatherdowns Village): Located in South Toledo, this area is an example of a classic post-WWII neighborhood. Curvilinear, tree-lined streets surround many parks. Harvard Terrace: (South Toledo) is a historic neighborhood along the Maumee River neighbored by the Toledo Zoo and Walbridge Park. [5]
Metroparks Toledo purchased the property in 1975 following a citizen-led effort to preserve the grounds of Stranleigh Estate. [2] The Georgian colonial style house and surrounding buildings comprised the family residence of Champion spark plug magnate Robert A. Stranahan, Sr., his wife Paige, and their children, including professional golfer ...
Toledo (/ t ə ˈ l iː d oʊ / tə-LEE-doh) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. [6] At the 2020 census, it had a population of 270,871, making Toledo the fourth-most populous city in Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Toledo is the 85th-most populous city in the United States. [7]