As we shared in a recent story, Preservation Ohio went “On the Road” recently to visit the Franklin Square Neighborhood in New Philadelphia. Franklin Square is included on the 2007 List of Ohio’s Most Endangered Historic Sites.
After touring the neighborhood, Preservation Ohio Executive Director Thomas Palmer met with members of the Tuscarawas Heritage Home Association to discuss not only the Franklin Square situation, but also the status of historic preservation in New Philadelphia. The Association has been at the forefront of education about and advocacy for the city’s historic resources for over thirty years, and administers a highly successful home recognition plaque program. Click here to read coverage of the visit in the Dover - New Philadelphia Times- Reporter.
Below is collage of properties which will be lost or negatively affected should the plans for a new Walgreens drug store be allowed to proceed. Because this development leap-frogs office use and plants retail in the midst of a residential neighborhood, the likely greater long-term loss will be the disappearance of the city’s primary attractive entranceway into their downtown area.
