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Shawhan Hotel on corner, Tiffin, OH, 1910

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsHotels & InnsStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Shawhan Hotel on corner, Tiffin, OH, 1910, Miss L. Love Wommack, TX, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of Shawhan Hotel on corner, Tiffin, OH, 1910, Miss L. Love Wommack, TX, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The five-story brick Shawhan Hotel stands on a downtown corner in Tiffin, Ohio, with arched ground-floor windows, awnings over the storefronts, small balconies above the entrances, and a bracketed cornice at the roofline. A horse-drawn carriage waits at the corner, and the adjoining commercial block carries a 'MYSTIC' sign. The caption reads "The Ch[illegible]an Hotel," likely the Shawhan Hotel. Tiffin was the Seneca County seat and a railroad town on the Sandusky River, and a five-story hotel was among its larger downtown buildings in 1910.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tiffin Ohio, 30th Arrived here this eve, This is fine hotel for size of the town. Quite warm here tonight. Will likely reach home Thursday or Friday [illegible]

The Ch[illegible]an Hotel
PostmarkedTiffin, OH, August 30, 1910, 22:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss L. Love Wommack

114 Ruin Street Brenham, TX

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tiffin, OH
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss L. Love Wommack, 114 Ruin Street, Brenham, TX
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesPrinted caption along the bottom edge is partially trimmed off; a diagonal crease and light smudging are visible in the sky at upper left. No white border or linen texture. Postmark: TIFFIN AUG 30 10 30 P 19 10 OHIO. Divided-back card, postmarked Aug 30, 1910; 1c U.S. postage (One Cent) stamp; light soiling and edge wear. Pencil dealer marks "#59 1-" and "8-" (stock number and price).

Cite this card

Shawhan Hotel on corner, Tiffin, OH, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/shawhan-hotel-on-corner-tiffin-oh-1910. Accessed November 3, 2026.