The Jones Mansion

The two of us standing where Elijah & Mellie greeted guests when they entered the mansion. It seemed appropriate to honor them as we bid adieu to our huge group of followers. I picked up a broom and began to clean and I blinked and today… today we honor historic preservation and the Jones family. If you don’t know where you came from you have no idea where you are headed…

We continue our daily announcement of locations on the 2026 List of Ohio's Most Endangered Historic Sites. Information about this list, first issued in 1993, can be found at this link: https://preserveohio.com/ohios-most-endangered-historic-sites/

This unique building is suffering a slow death by neglect, according to the listing’s nomination form, after the local YMCA purchased the property for hopeful but unrealized expansion. Members of the community have sought to save and use the structure in appreciation of its unique connection to the city.

John Engleman arrived in Findlay in 1836 and built his home in the pre-railroad folk style. In the fall of 1840, the house became the site of the first Catholic Mass in Findlay. In 1845, Engleman constructed Findlay’s first flour mill and went on to build several other structures, including an early hotel.