Fort Piqua is a historic hotel building renovated for public uses including a library in downtown Piqua, Ohio. It was designed by Joseph W. Yost, and was built in 1890-1891 by the partnership of Orr and Staler after their land acquisition of this location. The final structure cost was approximately $125,000. When the hotel was first opened it was known as the Plaza Hotel, having a height of four stories, with 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 prohibition, the hotel was home to the first Piqua bar. Various notorieties, such as Woodrow Wilson, John P. Sousa, and Harry Houdini spent the night in this hotel. Architectural Style-Richardsonian Romanesque. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974. GPS: 40.14882°N, -84.24026°W.
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