The City of Tiffin has funded a Façade Enhancement Grant program to preserve the rich history we have in Downtown Tiffin. Since the fall of 2014, the program has been in place to help building owners with the cost of maintaining their buildings and restoring Tiffin’s historic downtown. There have been 100 City of Tiffin-funded façade projects and 10 CDBG projects that ran through the City, bringing the community to a total of 110 total façade projects approved. The City invested $697,000 since 2014 and there has been $2.5 million of private investment (including CDBG projects) as a direct result to date, for a combined total investment of nearly $3.1 million. 

Additionally there were three Façade Enhancement Grant projects that were funded by Heritage Ohio for a total investment of an additional $350,500 in 2020.

The following buildings were renovated as a result of this program. Find out more about each project below (click on the links):

2021

• State Farm (179 S Wash)
• Bailiwick (62 S Wash)
• Jam’s Monthly Markets (145-147 Madison)
• St. Paul’s UMC (46 Madison)
• Hunan King (235 S Wash)
• Cabin Creations (124 S Wash)
• 45 S Washington
• Tiffin Art Guild
• Lange Gordon Rannigan & Claus (37 Court)
• American Legion (280 S Wash)
• UIS Insurance & Investments (51 S Wash)
• Behm & Henry (185 S Wash)
• Bailiwicks (62 S Wash)

2020

• Kahler Law (210 S Wash)
• Gem Yoga (2 Sycamore)
• Phillips Electric (176 S Wash)
• Champs Barber building (270 S Wash)
• Hempy Offices (227 S Wash)
• Hempy Warehouse (235 S Wash)
• Lange Gordon Rannigan & Claus (27 Court)

2019

• Lange Gordon Rannigan & Claus (27 Court)
• 269 S Washington – apartments
• The Renaissance (129 S Wash)
• Reclaim It (127 S Wash)
• Residence (25 E Perry)
• Century 21 (23 S Wash)
• Tongs (40 E Perry)
• Jam’s Monthly Markets (145 Madison)
• Tiffin Elks Lodge No 94 (106 E Perry)
• Laird (114 S Wash)
• 65 E Market
• 174 S Washington
• The Attic Building (257 S Wash)
• Simply Susan’s Building (70 S Wash)

2018

• Rose Leaf Flowers (147 Madison)
• 92 S Wash
• Glass Museum building (25-27 S Wash)
• Old Trinity Episcopal (125 E Market)
• St Paul’s UMC (46 Madison)
• Reclaim It (127 S Wash)
• Hunan King (253 S Wash)
• Hoffmann-Gottfried Mack Funeral Home (236 S Wash)
• Tiffin Community Foundation (29-31 S Wash)
• 19 Coe – Residence
• 172 East Market
• Second United Church of Christ (156 Jefferson)
• The Chandelier (151 S Wash)

2017

• St. Pauls UMC
• Glass museum building (25-27 S Wash)
• Tiffin Community Foundation building (29-31 S Wash)
• Viewpoint Graphics (132-134 S Wash)
• 33 S Washington (Cherry Alley)
• Rose Leaf Flowers (147 Madison)
• Hank & Associates (137 S Wash)
• Behm & Henry (187 S Washington)
• Jon Laux CPA (189 S Wash)
• DTS Building (91-95 Perry)
• Tiffin Elks  (106 E Perry)
• Phat Cakes (45 S Wash)
• Cabin Creations (135 S Wash)
• Bookmyer (144 S Wash)
• TAG (130 s Wash)
• Bear’s Den (60-68 E Perry)
• 92 S Washington (Kit)

2016

• Reino’s Pizza & Pasta(73 E Market)
• Antique Warehouse (56 E Perry)
• Assured Title (102 S Wash)
• Elks (106 E Perry)
• 94-96 S Wash
• Locks By Cactus Hair Salon (33 Court)
• 20-22 S Wash (now leadership Park) – wall project
• Gold Bond Building (154 s Wash)
• Beanstalk Building (140 S Wash)
• Empire (138 S Wash)

2015

• Beanstalk building (140 S Wash)
• Dr. Shreiner’s (190 S Wash)
• 94-96 S Wash
• K of C (49 E Perry)
• Soni Junction (260 S Wash)
• Century 21 (23 S Wash)
• Tiffin Academy of Hair Design (104 E Market)
• Reino’s Pizza & Pasta (73 E Market)
• The Former Duck Inn (65 E Market)
• Washington Street Outfitters building (186 S Wash)
• 33 S Washington (by Cherry Alley)
• Tiffin Elks (106 E Perry)
• Laird Arcade
• Lange Gordon Rannigan & Claus (27 Court)
• Red Raven Building (20 E Market)
• Tiffin Cab Service (16 E Perry)

2014

• Vicek Orthodontics (10 Riverside)
• Clover Club (266 S Wash)
• Melissa Perry Photography (Laird)
• R.S. Financial (49 S Wash)
• The Hawkes Crystal Building (205-207 S Wash)
• The former Sewing Shop – (136 S Wash)
• Bookmyer (144 S Wash)
• 65-71 E Market
• UIS Insurance (51 S Wash)
• K of C (49 E Perry)

CDBG (2016-2018)

• 122 N Washington
• Property Press Wizard (40 Clay)
• 35 Frost Parkway (Arbogast)
• Fortball Pizza (91 N Wash)
• 22 W Market (Bouillon)
• Ralph’s Joy of Living (33 N Wash)
• Historic Trust (172 Jefferson)
• UIS (51 S Washington)
• East Tower (128 E Market)
• Tiffin Community Foundation (29-31 S Wash)