Ohio - Lorain County - Vacant / Not In Use
Lorain County Ohio (Vacant / Not In Use) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Lorain County historic places including Jabez Burrell Jr. and Leonard Miller Moore.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lorain County places including King Bridge Co., Leonard Miller Moore, F.J. Roth, Walter G. Caldwell, Hirsh & Gavin Searles, Paul A. Rissmann, Wood & Couch Calkins, T.J. Hume and Paul Rissman. Prominent architectural styles found in Lorain Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Greek Revival.

Antlers Hotel (added 1982 - - #82001470)
SW Erie and Washington Aves. , Lorain
N8hawk~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rissman,Paul
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Avon Isle (added 2010 - - #10000456)
37080 Detroit Rd , Avon
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Burrell, Jabez and Robbins, House and Cheese Factory (added 1976 - - #76001471)
N of Lorain off OH 301 , Sheffield Township
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Burrell,Jabez,Jr.
Significant Year:
1828
Area of Significance:
Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Central School (added 1987 - - #87001985)
474 Church St. , Amherst
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Searles,Hirsh & Gavin
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Eagles Building (added 1986 - - #86000850)
575 Broadway , Lorain
Bennett-ne, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rissmann,Paul A., Hume,T.J.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Grafton School (added 2008 - - #08000117)
1111 Elm St. , Grafton
TnrSmith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hume, T.J., Caldwell, Walter G.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Huntington Township Hall (added 1979 - - #79003886)
Also known as Old Congregational Church
S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township , Wellington
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Civic
Laundon, Thomas W., House (added 1975 - - #75001462)
Also known as Vair,J. Stuart,House
307 West Ave. , Elyria
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1860, 1905, 1837
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lorain & West Virginia Railway Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001383)
From Wellington to Lorain, in Wellington, Pittsfield, Russia, Amherst, Elyria and Sheffield Townships , Wellington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Lorain Lighthouse (added 1978 - - #78002108)
Lorain Harbor , Lorain
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Moore, Leonard M., House (added 1993 - - #93001439)
309 5th St. , Lorain
N8hawk~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Moore, Leonard Miller
Significant Year:
1917, 1916
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
New York Central Freight House (added 1982 - - #82003605)
412 E. River St. , Elyria
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Old St. Patrick's Church (added 1979 - - #79001890)
Also known as Old North Primary School
512 N. Main St. , Wellington
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Calkins,Wood & Couch
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
South Ridge Schoolhouse (added 1985 - - #85001692)
OH 113 and Bechtel Rd. , Amherst Township
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Westervelt Hall (added 1974 - - #74001555)
39 S. Main St. , Oberlin
GrandmaR, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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