Its always a pleasure to report on positive news concerning current and former listings on the annual List of Ohio’s Most Endangered Historic Sites – and we’ve heard some over the last several weeks that we’d like to share.

The Seneca County Courthouse news from Tiffin has been well-covered in this space and elsewhere on the web. Although not a certainty, the Commissioners did give the “green light” for renovation, and indicated that should that funding be available, that this is the route that will be chosen.

Over the last few weeks we also learned that the proposed transfer of Antioch College to college alumni had been successfully concluded, a transaction which included the historic college campus in Yellow Springs. After raising over $10 million, the group is looking at enrolling students as early as the fall of 2011, and is committed to preservation of college buildings dating as far back as 1854. Click here for coverage of the news from the Los Angeles Times.

On September 11, you have your last chance to see buildings comprising the historic Dayton Arcade before their $30 million restoration. Closed for several years, the buildings have been opened only once before on “Urban Nights,” an event celebrating downtown Dayton. Click here to read about the tour in the Dayton Daily News, and be sure to check out the related stories on the left for more information about the building and local efforts to re-open the landmark.

While moved from its original location which, because of its connection to the Underground Railroad was an integral part of the structure’s historic integrity, Sylvania’s Lathrop House is at least seeing a complete, phased restoration. Channel 13TV in Toledo recently covered the work being performed by the Toledo Area Metroparks together with the Friends of the Lathrop House group. Click here for coverage.

Photo: Dayton Arcade entrance - OZinOH/Creative Commons License