Ohio - Portage County - Vacant / Not In Use
Portage County Ohio (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cascade House and Kent Industrial District, Brown-Kent Tannery, Hopkins, Benjamin F., Stone Building and Olin, Arvin, House.

The famous person John Brown is associated with one of more of the Portage County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Portage County places including Thomas Fitch Young and Benjamin F. Hopkins. Prominent architectural styles found in Portage Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italian Villa.

Brown-Kent Tannery (added 1976 - - #73002290)
Stow St. , Kent
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Brown,John
Significant Year:
1840, 1835
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cascade House (added 1999 - - #75001522)
NE of Garrettsville on OH 282 in Nelson Ledge State Park , Garrettsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hopkins, Benjamin F., Stone Building (added 1982 - - #82003633)
Also known as Standing Rock Cemetery House
Standing Rock Cemetery , Kent
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American Industrial
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kent Industrial District (added 1974 - - #74001603)
Roughly bounded by Main, River, and S. Franklin Sts. and S property line of Portage Co. , Kent
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Water Works, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Water-Related
Olin, Arvin, House (added 1995 - - #95001157)
1425 Ravenna Rd. , Kent
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Palmyra Center Hotel (added 1976 - - #76001514)
OH 225 and SR 18 , Palmyra
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Young, Thomas F., House (added 1976 - - #76001511)
Wakefield and Garfield Sts. , Hiram
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Young,Thomas Fitch
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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