Ohio - Seneca County - Historic Districts
Seneca County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Downtown Tiffin Historic District and National Orphans' Home, Junior Order United American Mechanics, Fort Ball-Railroad Historic Disrict, Fostoria Downtown Historic District and North Sandusky Street Historic District.

The famous person Luther Hall is associated with one of more of the Seneca County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Seneca Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Greek Revival.

Downtown Tiffin Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002186)
Roughly bounded by Riverside Dr., Jefferson, S. Washington, E. Market, Madison, and Court Sts. , Tiffin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Fort Ball-Railroad Historic Disrict (added 1979 - - #79001944)
Roughly bounded by Sandusky River, Perry, Sandusky and Washington Sts. , Tiffin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Classical Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Fostoria Downtown Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001065)
Roughly bounded by North St., South St. and the alleys E and W of Main St. , Fostoria
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Professional, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Museum, Professional, Specialty Store
National Orphans' Home, Junior Order United American Mechanics (added 1990 - - #90001499)
Also known as Junior Home;Tiffin State Hospital;Tiffin Developmental Cente
600 N. River Rd. , Tiffin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, School
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Hospital
North Sandusky Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003224)
N. Sandusky St. , Tiffin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hall,Luther,et al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Northeast Tiffin Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003225)
Clinton, Ohio, and Hunter Sts. , Tiffin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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