Times Building-Lodge Hall

The Times Building-Lodge Hall, at 19 E. Waterloo St. in Canal Winchester, Ohio, was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Times Building--Lodge Hall
Location19 E. Waterloo St., Canal Winchester, Ohio
Coordinates39°50′32″N 82°48′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPSCanal Winchester MPS
NRHP reference No.89001028[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 1989

It is a two-part commercial block building. In 1999, it was still the only three-story building in town.[2]

It was the first building built for the Winchester Times newspaper, and it served the local Masonic and Eastern Star groups for more than 80 years.[2]

The NRHP listing included two contributing buildings.[1] The newspaper and Masonic Lodge partnered to construct the building for joint use. The newspaper had previously been located in three other building before constructing this building, where it remained until 1976. The building also housed the Franklin Telephone company, which brought the first telephone line to town in 1882.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 510. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form | Historic Resources of Canal Winchester, Ohio" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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