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Ohio - Meigs County
Meigs County Ohio has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buffington Island, Grant, William H., House, Old Meigs County Courthouse And Chester Academy, Pomeroy Historic District and Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 1499 BC.

The famous person Downing, John B. and Jr. is associated with one of more of the Meigs County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Meigs County places including C.E. Dow, R.A. Miller, Frederick Crowther and Charles P. Kircher. Prominent architectural styles found in Meigs Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Buffington Island (added 1970 - - #70000508)
20 mi. SE of Pomeroy on OH 124 , Pomeroy
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Downing, John, Jr., House (added 1993 - - #93000403)
Also known as MEG-267-14
220--232 N. Second Ave. , Middleport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crowther, Frederick, Miller, R.A.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Downing, John B., Jr.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Grant, William H., House (added 1978 - - #78002136)
Also known as Gerlach House
453 Grant St. , Middleport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Meigs County Fairgrounds, Grandstand and Racetrack (added 1982 - - #82001473)
OH 124 , Rock Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
More Information:
Middleport Public Library (added 1986 - - #86000033)
178 S. Third St. , Middleport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kircher,Charles P.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Mound Cemetery Mound (added 1974 - - #74001575)
N of Chester in Mound Cemetery , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Old Meigs County Courthouse And Chester Academy (added 1975 - - #75001488)
Also known as Chester Grange Hall and Annex
OH 248 , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
More Information:
Pomeroy Historic District (added 1978 - - #78003551)
Also known as See Also:Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase)
2nd and Main Sts. , Pomeroy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1980 - - #80004248)
Also known as See Also:Pomeroy Historic District
Second St. , Pomeroy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dow,C.E.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Religious Structure
More Information:
Reeves Mound (added 1974 - - #74001574)
Address Restricted , Alfred
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
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