National Register of Historical Places - OHIO (OH), Athens County

Athens B & O Train Depot (added 1983 - - #83001944)

Depot St. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Athens County Infirmary (added 2003 - - #03000323)

Also known as Athens County Home

13183 OH 13 , Millfield

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peoples, David W., Kircher, Charles

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

Athens Downtown Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003541)

N. Court St. between Carpenter and Union Sts. and Congress and College Sts. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Education,Government,Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

College, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

College

Athens Governmental Buildings (added 1979 - - #79001782)

E. State, E. Washington, Court, and W. Union Sts , Athens

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,James Knox, Unkefer,John G.,& Co.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italian Villa, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Domestic,Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Post Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Library, Single Dwelling

Athens State Hospital (added 1980 - - #80002936)

Also known as Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center

OH 682 and Richland Ave. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic,Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Hospital, Institutional Housing

Athens State Hospital Cow Barn (added 1978 - - #78002003)

Also known as Athens State Hospital Dairy Barn

SW of Athens off U.S. 33 , Athens

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Beasley Building (added 1982 - - #82001358)

Also known as The Beasley;F.J. Beasley Milling & Wholesale Co.

93 W. Union St. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Blackwood Covered Bridge (added 1978 - - #78002004)

S of Athens on SR 46 , Athens

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Clester, Joseph, House (added 1980 - - #80002940)

Also known as Kenneth and Patricia Light House

SE of Chauncey on SR 111 , Chauncey

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Dew House (added 1978 - - #78002006)

Also known as Hotel Dew;Ohio House

Public Sq. , Nelsonville

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Federalton (added 1976 - - #76001369)

Also known as Stewart-Murphree House

51 State St. , Stewart

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Stewart,Daniel

Significant Year:

1817

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Herrold, Thomas Jefferson, House and Store (added 1980 - - #80002937)

234 W. Washington St. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Herrold,Thomas J.,et al.

Significant Year:

1882

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000579)

Jackson Dr. and Arbor Dr. , The Plaines

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hocking Valley Railway Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000451)

Also known as Hocking Valley Scenic Railway;See Also:Haydenville Historic

Roughly between Bridge #494 in Logan and Bridge #629 in Nelsonville , Nelsonville

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hocking Valley Railway, Et al.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction,Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Other, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Kidwell Covered Bridge (added 1977 - - #77001042)

1 mi. N of Truetown , Truetown

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University (added 1966 - - #66000604)

Also known as College Edifice

Ohio University campus , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Mount Zion Baptist Church (added 1980 - - #80002938)

Congress and Carpenter Sts. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Nelsonville Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000672)

Also known as See Also:Dew House Hotel;Stuart's Opera House

Roughly bounded by Canal, Jefferson, Scott, and Madison Sts. , Nelsonville

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mills, William, Moser, John

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic,Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Ohio University Campus Green Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001783)

Ohio University campus , Athens

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Packard,Frank L., Goodhue,Bertram

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial Revival, Other

Historic Person:

McGuffey,William Holmes,et al.

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing

Palos Covered Bridge (added 1977 - - #77001041)

1 mi. N of Gloucester off OH 13 , Glouster

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Savage-Stewart House (added 1980 - - #80002939)

Also known as Ackley Farm

SE of Canaanville on U.S. 50 , Canaanville

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Sheltering Arms Hospital (added 1982 - - #82003542)

Clark St. , Athens

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Science, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Stuart's Opera House (added 1978 - - #78002007)

Public Sq. and Washington St. , Nelsonville

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Music Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6 (added 1978 - - #78002005)

Also known as Poston 6 Mine

E of East Millfield , East Millfield

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Economics, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Weethee Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002941)

N of Millfield , Millfield

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Weethee,Daniel,et al.

Significant Year:

1804

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Education, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

White's-Vale Mill (added 1982 - - #82003543)

OH 682 , Athens

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

White,E.S.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Wolf Plains (added 1974 - - #74001399)

Address Restricted , Athens

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD

Owner:

Local,Private

Historic Function:

Domestic,Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields