Wagner Hotel Produced by the Shelby County Historical Society in 1995
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A one story tavern called Hailman House was built on this site as early as 1830. This structure was then incorporated into the Wager House [Hotel] at ground-level facing the Courthouse Square. In the 1860’s, this building was purchased from Mr. Amann by Mathias Wagner for a nominal sum. In 1863, he then built it into a three-story building. The Wagner House [Hotel] served as the center of hospitality and social activity in Sidney for more than a century.
Whitby Place/GreatStone Castle Produced by the Shelby County Historical Society in 1995
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Whitby Place was conceived and designed by W.H.C. Goode, one of the wealthiest men in Shelby County and the owner of the American Steel Scraper Company. It is now known as the Greatstone Castle, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction of the mansion began in 1892 and was completed in 1895 at a cost of $35,000.
