Museum · An Entire Town Indoors

The Olde Main Street Museum

Newcomerstown volunteers built a complete early-1900s town inside a 1915 building that once housed a Ford dealership and the Herco Factory. Walk the street, peek in the windows, and step back a century.

The Story

A Whole Village, Recreated

When it opened in 2009, Olde Main Street drew rave reviews — and it's easy to see why. Twenty-three painstakingly recreated storefronts line an indoor street, each furnished with authentic fixtures and artifacts that bring turn-of-the-century Newcomerstown back to life.

Highlights include the Sam Douglas Bar — where temperance crusader Carrie Nation once visited — the Manuel Yingling music room, displays honoring hometown legends Woody Hayes and Cy Young, Lenape (Delaware) Indian displays, and the museum gift shop.

213 W Canal Street
Newcomerstown, OH 43832
(740) 498-7735
Plan Your Visit
G.W. Miskimen hardware store recreated inside the museum
Walk the Street

Featured Storefronts

Still in Business

Miskimen Hardware

Later known as the Eureka — and remarkably, still operating in Newcomerstown today.

The Press

News

The village newspaper office, complete with its old but still-functional printing press.

Sweet Tooth

The Old-Time Soda Shop

A classic soda fountain where a century of villagers cooled off on hot summer days.

Law & Order

The Town Jail

A genuine glimpse of frontier justice, right in the middle of Main Street.

Style

Baltimore Clothing Store

One of the most popular shops on the street, stocked as it would have been a hundred years ago.

Infamous

Sam Douglas Saloon

Literally axed by temperance crusader Carrie Nation during her campaign against alcohol — a story you have to hear in person.

…plus the shoe repair shop, fire department, and more than a dozen others — 23 storefronts in all.

Photo Gallery

Inside the Town

G.W. Miskimen hardware store
G.W. Miskimen Hardware
Moore's Grocery and Meats
Moore's Grocery & Meats
The newspaper office and printing press
News
The Luncheonette soda shop
The Luncheonette
Morgan Pharmacy display
Morgan Pharmacy
Jake's Barber Shop with barber pole
Jake's Barber Shop
Helen's Cameo Hair Salon
Helen's Hair Salon
Marshal's Office and Jail
Marshal's Office & Jail
Fire Station No. 1 with dalmatian
Fire Station No. 1
Fire department uniforms and memorabilia display
Fire Dept. Display
The Sam Douglas Saloon bar
The Saloon
Miss Mabel's Dance Studio storefront
Miss Mabel's Dance Studio
The Music Room with Newcomerstown Concert Band drums
The Music Room
Women's Club millinery and apparel display
Women's Club Display
The livery and blacksmith shed
Livery & Blacksmith

Best Seen In Person

The detail in every window has to be seen to be believed. Bring the family and take your time.

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