National Register of Historic Places listings in Athens County, Ohio
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Athens County, Ohio.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 9, 2024.[2]
Current listings
edit[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Athens B & O Train Depot | January 11, 1983 (#83001944) |
Depot St. 39°19′44″N 82°06′21″W / 39.328889°N 82.105833°W | Athens | The former railroad station for the B&O Railroad, an east-west line through Athens County. | |
2 | Athens County Infirmary | May 1, 2003 (#03000323) |
13183 State Route 13 39°23′34″N 82°07′08″W / 39.392667°N 82.118917°W | Dover Township | Currently known as "The County Farm" or "The County Home." Today, it houses Job & Family Services. | |
3 | Athens Downtown Historic District | September 30, 1982 (#82003541) |
N. Court St. between Carpenter and Union Sts. and Congress and College Sts. 39°19′48″N 82°06′04″W / 39.329894°N 82.101094°W | Athens | ||
4 | Athens Governmental Buildings | November 29, 1979 (#79001782) |
E. State, E. Washington, Court, and W. Union Sts. 39°19′35″N 82°06′02″W / 39.326389°N 82.100556°W | Athens | ||
5 | Athens State Hospital | March 11, 1980 (#80002936) |
State Route 682 and Richland Ave. 39°18′56″N 82°06′07″W / 39.315531°N 82.101906°W | Athens | The former state mental hospital, and formerly a working farm. Today owned by Ohio University and known as The Ridges. | |
6 | Athens State Hospital Cow Barn | April 25, 1978 (#78002003) |
Southwest of Athens off U.S. Route 33 39°18′52″N 82°06′55″W / 39.314444°N 82.115278°W | Athens Township | Today known as the Dairy Barn; an art gallery | |
7 | Beasley Building | October 7, 1982 (#82001358) |
93 W. Union St. 39°19′44″N 82°06′18″W / 39.328889°N 82.105°W | Athens | Currently known as Beasley Mills and used as subsidized apartments. | |
8 | Blackwood Covered Bridge | June 23, 1978 (#78002004) |
South of Athens on County Road 46 39°11′50″N 81°58′29″W / 39.197222°N 81.974722°W | Lodi Township | Covered bridge on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) in southern Lodi Township, over the Shade River. | |
9 | Joseph Clester House | November 26, 1980 (#80002940) |
Southeast of Chauncey 39°22′36″N 82°05′53″W / 39.376667°N 82.098056°W | Dover Township | ||
10 | Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University | October 15, 1966 (#66000604) |
Ohio University campus 39°19′34″N 82°06′02″W / 39.326111°N 82.100556°W | Athens | The oldest building on the Ohio University campus; fronts on College Green | |
11 | Dew House | October 2, 1978 (#78002006) |
Public Square 39°27′36″N 82°13′56″W / 39.46°N 82.232222°W | Nelsonville | ||
12 | East State Street-Elmwood Place Historic District | October 8, 2010 (#10000872) |
138-234 and 169-277 E. State St.; 5-73, 6-74 Elmwood Place 39°20′12″N 82°05′41″W / 39.336667°N 82.094722°W | Athens | ||
13 | Federalton | August 13, 1976 (#76001369) |
Northeast corner of Ohio State Route 329 and Zimmerman Hill Road in Stewart 39°18′31″N 81°53′40″W / 39.308611°N 81.894444°W | Rome Township | Built in 1817. Formerly 51 State Street. | |
14 | Thomas Jefferson Herrold House and Store | November 21, 1980 (#80002937) |
234 W. Washington St. 39°19′56″N 82°06′37″W / 39.332222°N 82.110278°W | Athens | On northeast corner of Washington Street and Shafer Street: When built, this section of Washington Street was Dean Street, and this section of Shafer Street was Cemetery Street. | |
15 | Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District | June 22, 2007 (#07000579) |
Jackson Dr. and Arbor Dr. in The Plains 39°21′51″N 82°07′04″W / 39.364133°N 82.117697°W | Athens Township | Today this is known as Eclipse Village and is used for offices, residences, and a gathering hall. The photograph is of the restored company store. | |
16 | Hocking Valley Railway Historic District | May 5, 1988 (#88000451) |
Roughly between Bridge #494 in Logan and Bridge #629 in Nelsonville 39°27′31″N 82°14′01″W / 39.4586°N 82.2336°W | Nelsonville and York Township | Extends into Hocking County | |
17 | Kidwell Covered Bridge | April 11, 1977 (#77001042) |
1 mile north of Truetown 39°27′21″N 82°06′13″W / 39.4558°N 82.1036°W | Dover Township | On Monserat Ridge Road between Ohio State Route 685 and Ohio State Route 13. | |
18 | Mount Zion Baptist Church | October 3, 1980 (#80002938) |
Congress and Carpenter Sts. 39°19′57″N 82°06′07″W / 39.3325°N 82.1019°W | Athens | A traditional black church on the northern fringe of downtown Athens | |
19 | Nelsonville Historic District | June 14, 1996 (#96000672) |
Roughly bounded by Canal, Jefferson, Scott, and Madison Sts. 39°27′42″N 82°13′57″W / 39.4617°N 82.2325°W | Nelsonville | The central Nelsonville Business District; includes Stuart's Opera House | |
20 | Ohio University Campus Green Historic District | June 11, 1979 (#79001783) |
Ohio University campus 39°19′34″N 82°06′01″W / 39.3261°N 82.1003°W | Athens | The original area of Ohio University, used for over 200 years; fronted on by Cutler Hall | |
21 | Palos Covered Bridge | November 11, 1977 (#77001041) |
1 mile north of Glouster off State Route 13 39°31′31″N 82°04′19″W / 39.5253°N 82.0719°W | Trimble Township | Over Sunday Creek | |
22 | Savage-Stewart House | February 8, 1980 (#80002939) |
Southeast of Canaanville on Canaanville Road 39°18′43″N 81°58′33″W / 39.3119°N 81.9758°W | Canaan Township | An historic orange brick house, now in severe disrepair. | |
23 | Sheltering Arms Hospital | June 25, 1982 (#82003542) |
Clark St. 39°20′08″N 82°06′43″W / 39.3356°N 82.1119°W | Athens | A birthing center began in a private home at 19 Clark Street. This grew to include a neighboring house, with additional structures built on. Its successor is nearby O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. The Sheltering Arms structure today houses subsidized apartments. | |
24 | Stedman-Shafer Grocery Warehouse Building | September 10, 2020 (#100005540) |
21 North Shafer St. 39°19′58″N 82°06′38″W / 39.3329°N 82.1105°W | Athens | ||
25 | Stuart's Opera House | December 29, 1978 (#78002007) |
Public Sq. and Washington St. 39°27′39″N 82°13′55″W / 39.4608°N 82.2319°W | Nelsonville | Renovated once, then burned, then renovated again and today used for plays, music events, and other activities. | |
26 | Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6 | May 23, 1978 (#78002005) |
East of East Millfield 39°26′00″N 82°04′39″W / 39.4332°N 82.0776°W | Dover Township | Site of the Millfield Mine disaster. | |
27 | Weethee Historic District | January 7, 1980 (#80002941) |
North of Millfield 39°27′10″N 82°05′41″W / 39.4528°N 82.0947°W | Dover Township | This property, on the upper end of Bell Road (beyond this house), once housed a small college. | |
28 | White's-Vale Mill | July 29, 1982 (#82003543) |
State Route 682 39°19′16″N 82°07′32″W / 39.3211°N 82.1256°W | Athens Township | This site today, known as White's Mill, houses a nursery and feed store. | |
29 | Wolf Plains | May 31, 1974 (#74001399) |
In the vicinity of The Plains[6] 39°22′30″N 82°07′27″W / 39.375°N 82.1242°W | Athens Township | A Late Adena culture group of 30 earthworks including 22 conical mounds and nine circular enclosures,[7] located a few miles to the northwest of Athens |
See also
editWikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Athens County, Ohio.
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
- Listings in neighboring counties: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington, Wood (WV)
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio
References
edit- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Location derived from Mills, William C. Archeological Atlas of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society, 1914, 1914, page 5 and plate 5. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
- ^ "The Archaeological Conservancy-2008 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-03.