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Blume High School

1908 establishments in OhioBuildings and structures in Wapakoneta, OhioDefunct schools in OhioFormer school buildings in the United StatesFrank Packard buildings
High schools in Auglaize County, OhioNational Register of Historic Places in Auglaize County, OhioSchool buildings completed in 1908School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Blume High School, southeastern angle
Blume High School, southeastern angle

The former Blume High School is a historic building in downtown Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. It was the first exclusive home of Wapakoneta High School. Prior to that time, WHS was housed with other grades.The original part of the high school was built at a cost of $41,315. This original section was designed by local architect William M. Runkle. In the mid-1920s, it was expanded with the construction of a gymnasium, a library, and the "Red Brick Section" addition; while the last portion was built with money raised from bonds, the library and gym were financed with a bequest from L.N. Blume.: 112  These additions were designed by Frank Packard of Columbus.Growth in the Wapakoneta City School District resulted in overcrowding by the mid-1950s.: 112  After a series of failed attempts, the school board succeeded in winning voter approval for the construction of a new school in 1956, and the new Wapakoneta High School building, which today serves as the Wapakoneta Middle School, opened at the beginning of 1959.: 113  Blume was converted into a junior high school for several years, but a 1988 vote resulted in the school's closing by 1990.: 112 In 1996, the former Blume High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its architecture.

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First Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta
First Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta

The First Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta is a historic former church building in downtown Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. A small brick building located along Main Street west of the Auglaize County Courthouse, it is the oldest Protestant church building in Auglaize County and the oldest church building of any faith in the city of Wapakoneta. It is historically significant as west-central Ohio's only example of Greek Revival architecture with distyle in antis construction, in which two columns are located in the opening between pilasters.Organized in 1860, the congregation included many of Auglaize County's leading citizens. Unlike the majority German population of the county, the Presbyterians were primarily immigrants from East Coast states such as Virginia and New York. The congregation was greatly reduced by a financial scandal in the 1920s; reduced to a handful of members, it was disorganized in 1930 and its property sold. After it passed into the possession of the Wapakoneta Women's Club in that year, it served as the clubhouse until 1997, when it was purchased by the Auglaize County Historical Society. Since that time, the church has been converted into the Wapakoneta Museum by the society.In 1985, the church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Key to this honor was its unusual architecture and its connection to the leading members of Auglaize County society during the congregation's heyday.