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Floral Hall

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 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.

From the record

“The Floral Hall is a historic community building in the city of Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1880s for one of two competing county fairs, it is typical of exhibition buildings from the period.”

Wikipedia article Floral Hall (Bowling Green, Ohio), CC BY-SA 4.0.

one of 21 National Register listings in Wood County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Wood County.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. City Park on Conneaut Ave., Bowling Green, 43402
  • When was it listed? 1982-07-27
  • Category. building
  • Township. Bowling Green city
  • National Register reference number. 82003666 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

2 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Floral Hall between 2002 and 2002, burning about 5 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
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 2002Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
12 June 2002Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Wood County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 660 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 660 specimens collected within 10 miles of Floral Hall between 1893 and 1975: 620 Animalia, 28 Fungi, 9 Plantae, 2 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Allen, J. M., Angle, E. (Eric), B. BURGER 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Uromyces lespedezae-procumbentis (Schwein.) Lagerh.Uromyces lespedezae-procumbentis (Schwein.) Lagerh.1901Kellerman, W.A.Bowling Green
A photograph of the species Aplodinotus grunniens, not of this specimenAplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 18191893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Ericymba buccata, not of this specimenEricymba buccata Cope, 18651893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Etheostoma blennioides, not of this specimenEtheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 18191893not recordedMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Etheostoma nigrum, not of this specimenEtheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 18201893not recordedMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Lepisosteus osseus, not of this specimenLepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)1893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Micropterus dolomieu, not of this specimenMicropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 18021893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Notropis cornutus, not of this specimenNotropis cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)1893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Percina caprodes, not of this specimenPercina caprodes zebra (Agassiz)1893not recordedMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Pimephales notatus, not of this specimenPimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschMaumee River, Waterville, Ohio
A photograph of the species Ictalurus punctatus, not of this specimenIctalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)1897Osburn, R. C. (Raymond Carroll) & Williamson, E. B.Big Darby Creek, no more precise locality beyond township, near Darbydale OH, Pleasant Township

All 660 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Floral Hall: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Portage PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant

Every working recorded in Wood County

Storms near this property

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowling Green, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 37 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017LightningBowling Green1 hurtLightning stuck a tree at a golf course in Bowling Green causing the tree to fall and land on a golf cart. A person riding on the golf cart was pinned and had to be cut out. The person was transported to a hospital for treatment of their injuries.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$2,000,000A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Wood County and caused widespread damage and power outages. A 101 mph wind gust was measured at the Bowling Green Airport at approximately 3:55 p.m. The airport, located on the northeast side of town, was very hard hit. The terminal building lost a large section of roof with three nearby hangers heavily damaged. A total of 17 aircraft were either damaged or destroyed. Four buildings at the Bowling Green State University were damaged by the strong winds. Signs and a press box on the campus were also toppled. Many other homes and buildings, including a city garage, were damaged. Hundreds of trees and limbs were downed and many streets had to closed because of debris. Dozens of vehicles sustained varying amounts of damage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$250,000A trained spotter measured a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. Dozens of trees were toppled or snapped and three semi trucks were blown over on Interstate 75 just south of U.S. Route 6. No injuries were reported.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$100,000Dozens of trees were downed across Wood County. A few of the trees damaged homes. A tree punctured the roof of a home on Euler Road west of Bowling Green.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$100,000Thunderstorm winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph blew a semi truck over on Interstate 75 ten miles north of Bowling Green. A car was also damaged.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$65,000Members of the public estimated wind gusts in excess of 70 mph west of Bowling Green. Many trees were downed from strong thunderstorm winds throughout Bowling Green and south to Portage. At least two of the trees fell on homes.
March 2012HailBowling Green$50,000Hail as large as golf balls was reported. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated to be at least 58 mph blew down 15 to 20 tents at the Wood County Fairgrounds. There were no injuries.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$35,000Several utility poles and a barn were blown down.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$30,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and blew down a garage one mile west of Bowling Green.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$25,000Thunderstorm winds damaged several homes. One home had several windows blown out and other houses nearby had roofs and siding torn off.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. One of the fallen trees knocked a hole in the roof of a porch.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$20,000Power poles were downed.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$15,000Thunderstorm winds downed several small trees in the Bowling Green area.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$12,000Three utility poles and wires were reported down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$10,000A tree was blown down on a house near West Wooster Street.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$6,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Bowling Green.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$6,000Several large limbs were reported down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed three weeping willow trees.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$5,000A few trees were reported down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$5,000Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole.
May 2006HailBowling Green$4,000Quarter size hail was observed.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$4,000Several large limbs were reported down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and several large limbs in Wintergarden Park.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs in Bowling Green.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs southeast of Bowling Green.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$2,000A few trees were reported down.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBowling Green$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Large tree limb downed about one-mile west of Bowling Green.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Numerous trees downed in Bowling Green.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-There were numerous trees blown down near the hospital on Wooster Road.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-There was numerous trees blown throughout the city.
June 2017HailBowling Green-Quarter sized hail was observed.
March 2017HailBowling Green-Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Hail the size of a penny was reported.
June 2012HailBowling Green-Penny sized hail was observed.
June 2012HailBowling Green-Nickel sized hail was observed.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-A 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured west of Bowling Green.
July 2008HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
May 2007HailBowling Green-Nickel to quarter size hail was observed.
May 2006HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
May 2006HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
May 2006HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
July 2005HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
August 2003HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed.
August 2003HailBowling Green-Penny size hail was observed five miles northwest of Bowling Green.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBowling Green-Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 mph.
April 2001HailBowling Green-Dime size hail was reported one mile west of Bowling Green.
June 2000HailBowling Green-Quarter size hail fell two miles southwest of Bowling Green.
May 1998Flash FloodBowling Green-Run-off from heavy thunderstorm rain earlier in the evening caused flooding along a portion of Greenburg Pike Road and it was subsequently closed.
July 1998HailBowling Green-Large hail fell just north of Bowling Green.
May 2010HailBowling Green-no account filed
May 2010HailBowling Green-no account filed
July 1999HailBowling Green-no account filed
June 1998HailBowling Green-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wood County

Map coverage status

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.

From the nomination file

2,871 words on record

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.

Description of the property

shutters.The northeast wall features a large single opening, like the cross sections.The main roof is an eight-sided applied to its facade and doors.It hasa brick foundation a center pole which is connected from the apex of the roof to a with some stone, and a wooden water table.The ends of each - good Floral Hall is octagonal in shape, highlighted by a Greek date Cross which is formed by extending equidistantly four of the placedboards both on.and above each door.There are louvered 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Bowling Green as a picnic shelter in City Park. X1800-1899 1900- In l952 the Wood County Fair moved to a new site, about Tontogany in l882.-The first fair was held at this site in - archeology-prehistoric - community planning - landscape architecture - religion X architecture Builder/Architect Unknown 1600-1699 exploration/settlement x philosophy 9.

The whole case file for this property - 2,871 words, 24 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 82003666, 24 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
U.S. Post Office0.4 miles1979
Wood County Courthouse And Jail0.6 miles1974
Wood County Home and Infirmary2.9 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82003666 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wood CountyAll 21 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.