National Register Listing

Armory-Latisona Building

a.k.a. Mihlbaugh Building

440 S. Main St., Lima, OH

In its early days the armory of Co.c, 2nd Inf., O. N. G. was located in the assembly room of the court house. About 1891 it moved to the Cincinnati block and shortly after to the Donze block. It was established in its own building in 1896 at 440 S.Main St. WA, Tigner & Sons, cigar manufacturers, occupied the building from 1916 to 1925 when it was known as the La'lisona Building. It was occupied sporadically from 1935 to 1965.

Local significance of the building:
Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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