A City in Seven Wards: Mapping Xenia in 1896
Xenia Ohio 1896 Map Print
In 1896, Xenia, Ohio existed on paper as a careful geometry of numbered wards and named streets.
The map unfolds across warm cream paper in a faded sage wash, ink black lettering marking Main Street, Market Street, and Church Street across the town grid. Upper Bellbrook Pike stretches to the west; Jamestown Pike reaches to the east. Water courses and burial ground appear by name: Shawnee Creek, North Fork, and Woodland Cemetery. A legend differentiates churches and schools from the corporation line and ward lines, each marked distinctly. A compass arrow orients the viewer, while the scale notation, 400 feet to 1 inch, provides the measure for understanding distance.
Paper & Craft
This map print is reproduced on 325gsm museum-grade archival matte paper using fine art giclée printing, ensuring that the faded sage tones and warm cream ground maintain their character.