Fort Piqua Plaza

The Fort Piqua Plaza has been around for nearly 130 years. Taking up nearly an entire city block it has been witness to the town's rich history. The history of the Fort Piqua Plaza goes back to the 1850’s in the feud between Piqua and Troy. In the battle to gain the courthouse, Troy raided and trashed the town, evidently gaining the states favor for the courthouse. Piqua retaliated from these events in 1891 with the building of a grand hotel that now shines in the heart of downtown and remains a token of the towns history. The hotel stood tall with 4 floors, over 100 rooms and a great balcony. Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft spoke from that balcony during their campaign tours in 1912. In the late 1930’s, at the end of the prohibition, the hotel was home to the first Piqua bar. Even Harry Houdini spent the night! Other figures like Woodrow Wilson and John P. Sousa left their marks here as well.