National Register of Historic Places

Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway

Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
Listed
January 25, 1991
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90002212

About this property

The Soldiers and McKinley Memorial Parkways are a pair of historic brick streets in Fremont, Ohio, United States. Designed as small parkways, they were constructed in honor of Sandusky County's eighty-five soldiers who were killed in action during World War I. Unlike many similar streets in other cities, they were not built as centerpieces for grand city plans; instead, they were constructed to provide access to a subdivision that had recently been started. Laid out in the form of a cross, the parkways run for four blocks with vegetation between the lanes for the two directions; they were completed in 1920 after a year of construction. Historic research has identified both streets as fine examples of the implementation of City Beautiful ideas in an extant city. Today, the parkways continue to provide access to a residential neighborhood; most of the houses that line the parkways are newer than the streets themselves, having been built primarily between 1930 and 1959. In 1991, the two parkways were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of their importance in community planning and in landscape architecture.

Location

Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
41.34055, -83.13320

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hayes, Rutherford B., House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Buckland, Ralph P., House
Industrial
0.8 mi
Sandusky County Jail and Sheriff's House
Industrial
0.9 mi
Fabing, Frederick, House
Industrial
0.9 mi
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Stephenson Aug 1-2 1813
1813Early Republic
1 mi
Battle of Fort Stephenson (War of 1812)
1813Early Republic
1.3 mi

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When was Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway listed on the National Register?

Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway?

Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Soldiers Memorial Parkway and McKinley Memorial Parkway?

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