Boston Store - Peninsula OH
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 15.784 W 081° 33.513
17T E 453212 N 4568111
The Boston Land & Manufacturing Company store built the store in 1836.
The Boston Store is now a Visitor Center for Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula OH. The National Park Service purchased the building in 1980.
Waymark Code: WM17J47
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2023
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TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
Boston Store
The Boston Land & Manufacturing Company store, built in 1836, displays a high level of craftsmanship. The fan-shaped lunette above the store front shows the influence of Federal-style architecture. The building's unusual trapezoidal shape results from its north and east walls paralleling the town's important transportation routes - Boston Mills Road and the Ohio & Erie Canal.
Between 1836 and 1904, the building primarily served as a store and post office. An 1881-82 Boston business directory declared that the store specialized in "Clothing, Flour, and Feed." In 1905 the building was converted into a residence and was used as a home by various owners until it was purchased by the National Park Service in 1980.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
6947 Riverview Road
Peninsula, OH United States
44264
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