Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“Governor's Inn is a historic inn at Maumee, Ohio, United States. Before it served as an inn, the building was named the Commercial Building and held local stores and a post office.”
Wikipedia article Governor's Inn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 65 National Register listings in Lucas County · listed in 1974 · category: Building · one of 2 National Historic Landmarks in Lucas County.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Governor's Inn between 2002 and 2002, burning about 0 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,011 specimens collected within 10 miles of Governor's Inn between 1863 and 1975: 742 Animalia, 161 Fungi, 98 Plantae, 6 Chromista, 2 Unrecorded, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Lose, Aborn, R., Angle, E. (Eric) and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Erysiphe polygoni DC. | 1900 | F.D. Kelsey | Toledo |
 | Lupinus perennis L. | 1900 | Kelsey, F.D. | America borealis: Toledo, Ohio in foliis Lupini perennis |
 | Lepachys pinnata (Vent.) Torr. & A.Gray | 1863 | Day, D.F. | Toledo |
 | Nelumbium luteum Willd. | 1866 | Day, D.F. | Toledo |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1875 | Langdon | Indian Hill, Kane County |
 | Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) | 1885 | Collector(s): J. A. Singley | Toledo |
 | Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray | 1889 | J. Y. Pennypacker | Toledo |
 | Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, 1947 | 1893 | not recorded | Toledo, Maumee River |
 | Apalone spinifera (Lesueur, 1827) | 1893 | not recorded | Maumee River Basin |
 | Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio |
| Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | not recorded | Maumee River Basin |
All 1,011 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Governor's Inn: 2 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime City Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Lula Quarry Limestone | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Maumee Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Maumee Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maumee, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 26 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Maumee | $2,500,000 | Very heavy rainfall started across Lucas County around 7:30 pm, with the heaviest rain falling between 8 pm and 9 pm, and then again between 12:30 am and 1:30 am. Rainfall totals in the area included 5.00 inches at the intersection of I-475 and US 23, 4.31 inches in Sylvania, 3.70 inches at the Toledo airport, and 3.39 inches in Point Place. Widespread flooding resulted, with many cars stranded citywide in underpasses and along flooded streets. Flooding occurred in neighborhoods along several area drainages, including Shantee Creek, Swan Creek, and Heldman Ditch. Over 100 basements were flooded from the excess runoff, and the Oregon municipal building was completely surrounded by water. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Maumee | $1,300,000 | On March 12th an ice jam formed on the Maumee River in Maumee Ohio. The river was frozen from Maumee to the mouth of the river at Lake Erie. The ice jam and subsequent water rises caused the Side Cut Metropark to close and experience record flooding. The road between Jerome Road and an access road east of Riverside Cemetery was damaged by the moving ice and needed repairs. In Maumee the Side Cut Metropark sustained around $50,000 in damages. The Riverside Cemetery is estimated to have sustained $1 million in damages. In Monclova the ice jams damaged two homes on North River Road. These homes sustained damage from the ice to their decks and exterior. Only one of the two homes had water inundation into the interior. The waste water treatment plant was impacted by the ice and rising river levels and had to bring in pumps to keep operations going. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Maumee | $75,000 | Heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding of roadways in the Toledo metro area. Some flooded locations included Secor Road near Sylvania Avenue and also south of Central Avenue, and portions of Interstate 475. Multiple reports of cars being stranded due to driving into flooded roadways. Lower level apartment flooding was also reported in South Toledo. Radar estimates and measured rainfall reports indicated 2.25 to 3 inches of rain fell, primarily in a two hour period. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. Two homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Maumee | $50,000 | Golf ball sized hail was observed. Some minor damage was reported. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Maumee | $50,000 | Heavy rain collected on the flat surfaced roof of a department store, causing part of it to collapse from the added weight. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $20,000 | The media relayed reports of downed trees and limbs in Maumee with power lines causing road closures to Ford Street and through the downtown area. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $20,000 | A tree was downed on a house. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $12,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled a power poles and snapped several large tree limbs. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $12,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $8,000 | Several trees were reported down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down near Maumee. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | $5,000 | Penny to half dollar size hail was observed. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed three large trees. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Maumee | $5,000 | Quarter size hail was observed. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Maumee | $4,000 | Quarter size hail was observed. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $2,500 | Thunderstorm winds caused a large tree to be uprooted and fell on a house. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple small trees. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Maumee | $2,000 | Penny size hail was observed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple large tree limbs. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | - | Multiple trees downed three-miles NNE of Maumee. One of the trees fell onto house. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | - | Estimated peak gust of 60 mph from passing thunderstorm in Maumee. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | - | A couple of large and healthy trees down in Maumee, including one near Side Cut Metropark. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Maumee | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Maumee | - | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny to quarter sized hail was observed. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was observed. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Maumee | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Maumee | - | Hail up to quarter size was observed. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Maumee | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumee | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Maumee | - | Nickel size hail was reported two miles west of Maumee. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Maumee | - | Dime size hail was reported. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Maumee | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Maumee | - | A boater reported large hail as he came ashore on Maumee Bay. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maumee | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Maumee | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
lintels and sills. The three-story brick Governor's Inn is basically square in plan. frame these recessed window and door openings.Doors are The southeast corner has plain stone quoins. Fair and to the north.The brick has been sandblasted recently and RECEIVED window and door openings.These are evidence of the one time was known as the "Commercial Building.Square stone columns OF
of Maumee, one of the earliest settlements in Northwest Ohio. Built in 1836 by Levi Beebe, it was known as the Commercial It was later known as the Neely House, The Eagle, the Schieley House, the Bismark, the Seurin Hotel, the Langley Inn, the Old Plantation Inn, and most recently as the Governor's Inn. Its proximity to the junction of stage, river and canal JUL 1 7 1974 1836 Commerce Conservation Aboriginal Communications losophy Architecture Engineering Transportation REGISTER Military NATIONAL Landscape itarian Prehistoric Education Invention Music in Maumee. Literature Religion/Phi. Industry it has figured importantly in the social and commercial life Political one of the largest and oldest commercial buildings in coach and boat stop as well as the social center of Maumee.
the building has allowed it to be still an important building The Governor's Inn (Old Plantation Inn)is significant as Building. It variously housed stores, banks and post office Art Maumee and vicinity.In its many functions over the years, RECEIVED of Northwestern Ohio, 1950. Toledo Blade, September 25, 1926, April 22, 1929. N 4604580
The whole case file for this property - 1,515 words, 11 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 74001557, 11 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Griswold, Peck, House | 0.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Reed, Henry, Jr., House | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Hanson House | 0.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Eckenrode And Breisach Houses | 0.3 miles | 1978 |
 | First Presbyterian Church Of Maumee Chapel | 0.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Hull, Isaac, Store | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001557 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lucas County | All 65 listed properties in this county. |
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