History · Wadsworth
Wadsworth’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Wadsworth. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1814established
1old images & papers
2historic places
1need a date
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Wadsworth has been in operation since 1823.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Start Wadsworth’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wadsworth’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewBig match: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Wadsworth
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By decade
Wadsworth, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 photo
National Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in Wadsworth
Wadsworth has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 48 historic buildings, because Wadsworth Downtown Historic District alone counts 47.
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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed1 building · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
48historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1973first listedSt. Mark's Episcopal Church · newest: Wadsworth Downtown Historic District, 2024
Where they are
Tap a dot for a photo and link. Districts show at their center.
BuildingsDistricts
Architectural styles
From each listing’s National Archives record · 1 of 2 name a style
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
60s
170s
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90s
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120s
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Big match and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.