Vintage Riverside Baptist Church 1850 Superior St Toledo Ohio Photo For Sale

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Vintage Riverside Baptist Church 1850 Superior St Toledo Ohio Photo:
$9.99

Vintage original black-and-white photograph of Riverside Baptist Church at 1850 Superior Street in Toledo, Ohio.

The photograph provides an excellent exterior view of the substantial brick church building, including its steeply pitched roof, Gothic-style stained-glass window, crenellated tower, side addition, entrance sign, neighboring residence, sidewalk, and surrounding streetscape. A portion of an automobile is visible in the lower-left corner.

The handwritten identification on the reverse reads:

“Riverside Baptist Church
1850 Superior
228
The girls went to this church since they were small.”

The final sentence adds meaningful family provenance, indicating that the photograph was preserved as a record of the church attended by the family’s daughters throughout their childhood.

Based on the photographic style and partially visible automobile, the image likely dates from approximately the 1940s or early 1950s. It is an original personal photograph rather than a commercially produced postcard.

The property at 1850 Superior Street was later associated with Charity Baptist Church, adding another layer to the building’s religious and neighborhood history.

An excellent piece of Toledo history for collectors of Ohio churches, Baptist history, religious architecture, neighborhood photographs, family albums, and vintage vintage condition with expected age and handling wear. The photograph has light edge and corner wear, minor surface marks and scratches, slight fading, and general age toning. The image remains sharp and detailed, with some overexposure in the sky. The reverse has faint pencil identification, light soiling, scattered age spots, and the number 228. No major tears or substantial image loss are visible. Please examine both scans carefully for the complete condition.

ITEM SPECIFICS

• Type: Original vintage photograph

• Subject: Riverside Baptist Church

• Address: 1850 Superior Street

• City: Toledo

• County: Lucas County

• State: Ohio

• Approximate era: 1940s–early 1950s

• Image type: Black-and-white photograph

• Scene: Church exterior and Toledo style: Gothic Revival influence

• Visible features: Stained-glass window, tower, brick façade and church sign

• Reverse: Handwritten identification

• Family provenance: “The girls went to this church since they were small”

• Reference number: 228

• Orientation: Landscape

• Theme: Churches, religion, architecture, local history and family Original period photograph

• Postcard: No

• Country: United Baptist Church Toledo, 1850 Superior Street, Toledo Ohio photograph, Lucas County history, vintage church photo, Baptist church history, Ohio religious architecture, Gothic Revival church, stained glass window, Toledo streetscape, original vernacular photograph, family album photo, historic church building, mid-century Toledo, Superior Street Toledo and Ohio local history

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