Ohio Veterans Home

Ohio Veterans Home (HM1I0A)

Location: Sandusky, OH 44870 Erie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 25.263', W 82° 40.869'

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Ohio Soldiers and Sailors home 1888-1979

Following the Civil War, many of Ohio's disabled and wounded veterans found inadequate provisions for their long-term needs. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Ohio lobbied for a state-operated veterans' home. In 1886 Governor Joseph B. Foraker signed a bill establishing the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home for honorably discharged veterans. A board of trustees led by Sandusky publisher I.F. Mack selected the site, and the Sandusky community donated the tract of land, utilities, and a connection to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The facility opened in November 1888. (continued on other side)

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Ohio Soldiers and Sailors home 1888-1979
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Built of Sandusky Blue Limestone with sandstone details in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the restored I.F. Mack Administration Building houses museums for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and the Ohio Veterans Home. Six remaining residential cottages, also in the Romanesque style, were built between 1896 and 1908. Original houses of Officers' Row stand along DeWitt Avenue. In 1979, the facility was renamed the Ohio Veterans Home (OVH), and has grown to include a modern long-term care facility and "domiciliary," which were completed between 1978 and 1992. The OVH has served veterans representing all of America's major conflicts since the Mexican War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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HM NumberHM1I0A
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Marker Number15-22
Year Placed2001
Placed ByOhio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Ohio Veterans Home, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 359513 N 4586863
Decimal Degrees41.42105000, -82.68115000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 25.263', W 82° 40.869'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 25' 15.78" N, 82° 40' 52.14" W
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Area Code(s)419, 330, 567
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-919 Township Hwy 92, Sandusky OH 44870, US
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