In addition, council told its building and lands committee to search for a consultant to evaluate the condition of the Maumee Theater in preparation for its renovations. I think it's a nice mix there. The theater, built in the Art Moderne style and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998, was an entertainment venue from the time it was built in 1946 until it closed in 1996. Council was instrumental in being the first government entity to come up with funds toward purchasing the Fallen Timbers land from the city of Toledo, the mayor said. We felt it was important to move the project along.
Efforts are under way to come up the rest of the money.
The courts blocked an annexation attempt and Toledo has sold most the land, which has become a part of Maumee. The 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which resulted from the Battle of Fallen Timbers, opened Ohio and much of the Northwest Territory to settlers. In the war, Gen. Anthony Wayne led forces that defeated and alliance of American Indian tribes. In 1995, the 187-acre Maumee site was identified as the location of the battle. Congress named the battleground a National Historic Site last year.