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On Sunday, May 2, 1982, the Erie County Services Center at 2902 South Columbus Avenue was dedicated, in the former Erie County Home.
The cover of the booklet states that the Erie County Services Center was dedicated to the Boards of Erie County Commissioners who first built this sturdy structure in 1886 and who remodeled it into a valuable office building for use from 1982 forward; and to the memory of those persons who made it their home during the period from 1886 until 1976; and to the residents of Erie County for their continued use as a public building housing public offices from this day forward.
A brief history of the building was included in the dedication program.
The names of Erie County Commissioners, architects, engineers, and contractors associated with the remodeling of the Erie County Services Center appeared on the back of the dedication program.
The Erie County Services Center has been a part of Erie County history for over one hundred thirty years, and has served a wide variety of purposes in its long years of existence. To learn more about the history of Sandusky and Erie County, visit the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center.
2 comments:
Thank you Sandusky Library and Chris Casteier for your interesting stories about a lovely piece of history we can all be proud of. Thank you especially goes to your father and the others who worked, even against some strong negative opinions about whether this "old" building, vacant and in need of repairs should be saved or scraped. We would not have this or any old buildings if it wasn't for the people who, accused by others of only living in the past are really the true visionaries. They see that what we preserve, even at great cost is more worthy of the substance and pride of our city and it's people than all the tearing down shortsitedness brings. When I visit cities that have preserved so much of their historical architecture, I feel their civic pride and applaude them. Those people are saving our history for us and our children to see and experience. That is priceless.
Re the latest coment, above, I'm reminded of the motto of a small town in southwestern Virgina, (whose name escapes me for the moment), re its architectureal heritage---"Our future is in our Past." It is a very well preserved little town, and history-related tourism is a major pasrt of its local economy.
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