The district encompasses the historic core of Peninsula, which is situated inside of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Peninsula was settled by Hermon Bronson in 1824 and platted in 1837; in its early years, it was a stop along the Ohio and Erie Canal and home to a mill on the Cuyahoga River.

Canal traffic and the construction of the Valley Railway in 1875 spurred the village's continued economic growth through the nineteenth century.

Significant buildings in the district include the Town Hall, a railroad depot, Peninsula High School, the G.A.R.

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