Ohio - Knox County - Historic Districts
Knox County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kenyon College, East Gambier Street District and East High Street Historic District, East High Street Historic District and Gambier Historic District.

The famous person Henry B. Curtis is associated with one of more of the Knox County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including Frank L. Packard, William Fish and Robert Wright. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Greek Revival, Art Deco and Federal.

Downtown Mount Vernon Historic District (added 2012 - - #11001092)
S. Main, S. Mulberry, S. Gay, High, Vine, Gambier & Howard Sts., Ohio Ave, & Phillips Dr., Mount Vernon
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
East Gambier Street District (added 1976 - - #76001459)
100--519 E. Gambier St. , Mount Vernon
Wdzinc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
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
East High Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003490)
Roughly bounded by E. Chestnut St., S. Catherine St., E. Vine St., and S. Gay St. , Mount Vernon
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Packard,Frank L., Et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Gambier Historic District (added 2000 - - #99001686)
Roughly bounded by OH 229, Meadow Ln., Brooklyn St. and N Village boundary , Gambier
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fish, William, Wright, Robert
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Kenyon College (added 1975 - - #75001447)
OH 229 and OH 308 , Gambier
Beyond My Ken, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
North Main--North Gay Streets Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000383)
Roughly bounded by Curtis St., N. Gay St., Public Sq., and N. Main St. , Mount Vernon
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Curtis,Henry B.
Significant Year:
1868, 1823
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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