Ohio - Brown County
Brown County Ohio has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include DONALD B (towboat), Parker, John P., House, Parker, John P., House, Eagle Creek Covered Bridge and Georgetown Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Brown County historic places including John P. Parker, John P. Parker, Col. James Poage, Rankin Thomas, Ulysses S. Grant and Gilliland James.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Brown County places including Marietta Manufacturing Co., Samuel Rees, Jesse Grant, Emmet Hubbard Baker, unknown, Erastus Adkins, Smith Bridge Co., Hannaford,Samuel, & Sons, Otho Sutton and E Hubbard Baker. Prominent architectural styles found in Brown Country are Federal, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Aberdeen Mound (added 1974 - - #74001401)
Address Restricted , Aberdeen
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Bailey-Thompson House (added 1976 - - #76001373)
112 N. Water St. , Georgetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baker,E. Hubbard
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Buckner, Dr. Philip, House And Barn (added 1978 - - #78002010)
Also known as Frank and Blanche Cahall House and Barn
610 S. Main St. , Georgetown
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Buckner,Dr. Phillip,et al.
Significant Year:
1845
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Communications
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Burgett House And Barn (added 1978 - - #78002013)
Also known as Rutledge-Barrett House and Barn
W of Ripley on White Rd. , Ripley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
DONALD B (towboat) (added 1989 - - #89002458)
Also known as Towboat DONALD B;ex STANDARD
3106 Old A&P Rd. E , Georgetown
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marietta Manufacturing Co.
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Industry, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Eagle Creek Covered Bridge (added 1975 - - #75001324)
Also known as Bowman Covered Bridge
3 mi. S of Decatur on OH 763 , Decatur
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith Bridge Co., Rees,Samuel
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Eagle Township Works I Mound (added 1971 - - #71000630)
Address Restricted , Fincastle
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Farmers Branch, State Bank of Ohio (added 1983 - - #83001946)
Also known as Old Bank Building
14 Front St. , Ripley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Georgetown Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002011)
Roughly bounded by Water Alley, Pleasant, Short, and State Sts. , Georgetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Georgetown Public School (added 1991 - - #90002215)
Also known as Grant Avenue School
307 W. Grant Ave. , Georgetown
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hannaford,Samuel, & Sons, Fletcher Bros. Co.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home (added 1976 - - #76001374)
Also known as Grant Homestead
219 E. Grant Ave. , Georgetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Grant,Ulysses S.
Significant Year:
1847, 1823
Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Higginsport School (added 2000 - - #99001685)
Also known as BRO-304-11
Jct. of Jackson and Gaines Sts. , Higginsport
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Martin, Henry, Farm (added 1975 - - #75001326)
2 mi. N of Ripley on U.S. 68 , Ripley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Mount Orab Station (added 1975 - - #75001325)
N. High and Front Sts. , Mount Orab
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Murphy, Daniel, Log House (added 1982 - - #82003548)
Also known as Joseph and Betty (Murphy) Mehn Log House
Anderson State Rd. , St. Martin
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Parker, John P., House (added 1997 - - #97000340)
Also known as BRO-56-17
300 Front St. , Ripley
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Parker, John P.
Significant Year:
1865, 1850
Area of Significance:
Invention, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Parker, John P., House (added 1980 - - #80002944)
300 Front St. , Ripley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Parker,John P.
Significant Year:
1850
Area of Significance:
Invention, Industry, Social History
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:
Pisgah Christian Church (added 1980 - - #80002945)
Also known as Pisgah Ridge Church
NW of Ripley on Pisgah Rd. , Wilmington
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
More Information:
Rankin, John, House (added 1970 - - #70000485)
Also known as State Memorial
E of Ripley, Liberty Hill , Ripley
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Rankin,Rev. Thomas
Significant Year:
1828
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Red Oak Presbyterian Church (added 1982 - - #82003547)
Cemetery Rd. , Ripley
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Gilliland,Rev. James
Significant Year:
1817
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Ripley Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000552)
Also known as See Also:Farmers Bank;John Parker House
Roughly bounded by Main, Front, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sts. , Ripley
Yassie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Poage,Col. James
Significant Year:
1830, 1810
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stonehurst (added 1975 - - #75001327)
Also known as Martin Farm
2 mi. N of Ripley off U.S. 68 , Ripley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Martin,Alexander
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sutton House (added 1977 - - #77001043)
Also known as Wilke House
0.3 mi. E of Decatur on OH 125 , Decatur
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sutton,Otho
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Thompson Farm (added 1976 - - #76001375)
Also known as Armleder Farm
W of Georgetown off OH 221 , Georgetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baker,Emmet Hubbard
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Thompson-Bullock House (added 1978 - - #78002012)
W of Georgetown on OH 221 , Georgetown
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baker,E Hubbard
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Thumann Log House (added 1975 - - #75001328)
Also known as Murray's Corner
1 mi. S of St. Martin at jct. of OH 251 and U.S. 50 , St. Martin
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adkins,Erastus
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
Ursuline Center (added 1976 - - #76001372)
Also known as St. Ursula Literary Institute
NE of Fayetteville off OH 251 , Fayetteville
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
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