National Register of Historic Places - Ohio (OH), Champaign County

Champaign County Ohio has 34 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 24 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Baker, Maj. John C., House, Barr House, Burnham, Henry, House, Church Of Our Savior and Clark, Dr., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 1000 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Champaign County historic places including John Quincy Adams Ward, Maj. John C. Baker, William Culbertson, Norvall Hunter, Levi Rathbun and Cyrus Barr.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Champaign County places including A.C. Jennings, William J. Ward, Richards Amos and W. Russel West. Prominent architectural styles found in Champaign Country are Gothic Revival, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Baker, Maj. John C., House (added 1985 - - #85001875)

202 W. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

Baker,Maj. John C.

Significant Year:

1880

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Barr House (added 1985 - - #85001876)

Also known as Davis House

Locust & Sandusky Sts. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Barr,Cyrus

Significant Year:

1860

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Burnham, Henry, House (added 1985 - - #85001877)

Also known as Ream's,Dr.,Office

N. Main St. & Rt. 559 , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Church Of Our Savior (added 1985 - - #85001878)

S. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Clark, Dr., House (added 1985 - - #85001879)

21 N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Culbertson, William, House (added 1985 - - #85001880)

103 Race St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Culbertson,William

Significant Year:

1875

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Demand-Gest House (added 1985 - - #85001881)

37 N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Hamer's General Store (added 1985 - - #85001882)

88 S. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store

More Information:

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Hunter, Norvall, Farm (added 1985 - - #85001883)

Also known as Model Stock Farm

S. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Hunter,Norvall,et al.

Significant Year:

1850

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

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

More Information:

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Kimball House (added 1985 - - #85001884)

Also known as Doerman Residence

115 N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Kiser Mansion (added 2011 - - #10001211)

149 E. Main St, Saint Paris

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Kiser, John Sr.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

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Lowler's Tavern (added 1985 - - #85001885)

Also known as Padamaden,D.,Offices

N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

More Information:

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Magruder Building (added 1985 - - #85001886)

Also known as Saxbe Offices

16 S. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Masonic Temple (added 1985 - - #85001887)

N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

More Information:

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Mechanicsburg Baptist Church (added 1985 - - #85001888)

Also known as Methodist Protestant Church

Walnut & Sandusky Sts. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001895)

1--11 S. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Monitor House (added 1974 - - #74001408)

375 W. Main St. , Saint Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mosgrove, Dr. Adam, House (added 1982 - - #82003550)

127 Miami St. , Urbana

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Mosgrove,Dr. Adam

Significant Year:

1833

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Mt. Tabor Church Building, Cemetery and Hitching Lot (added 1995 - - #95001329)

Also known as The Century Old Meetinghouse

OH 245, 300 meters S of jct. with Mt. Tabor Rd., Salem Township , West Liberty

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Ninchelser, Dr., House (added 1985 - - #85001889)

Also known as IOOF Lodge

28 N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Ninchelser,Dr. Oram

Significant Year:

1893

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

More Information:

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Nutwood Place (added 1976 - - #76002265)

1428 Nutwood Place , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ward,William J., Jennings, A.C.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Potter, Carl, Mound (added 1974 - - #74001407)

Also known as Hodge Mound II

Address Restricted , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena

Period of Significance:

1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Rathburn, Levi, House (added 1990 - - #85001890)

Also known as Hunt,James,House

Locust & Sandusky Sts. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Rathbun,Levi

Significant Year:

1850

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Richards--Sewall House (added 1995 - - #95000937)

222 College St. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Sewall, Frank

Significant Year:

1853

Area of Significance:

Religion, Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Scioto Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002908)

Scioto St. from Locust to E. Lawn Ave. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Second Baptist Church (added 1985 - - #85001891)

Also known as Methodist Church

Sandusky St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Michael Catholic Church (added 1985 - - #85001892)

40 Walnut St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Paul AME Church (added 1997 - - #97000954)

316 E. Market St. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Ethnic Heritage, Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

More Information:

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United Methodist Church (added 1985 - - #85001893)

Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church

N. Main & Race Sts. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Urbana College Historic Buildings (added 1980 - - #80002952)

Also known as Bailey, Barclay and Oak Halls, Urbana College

College Way , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

More Information:

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Urbana Country Club (added 2018 - - #100002550)

4761 East United States (US) Route 36, Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1922-1968 AD

Urbana Monument Square Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002909)

Roughly bounded by Market, Walnut, Church, and Locust Sts. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Village Hobby Shop (added 1985 - - #85001894)

Also known as Trader's Bank;Schetter's Jewelry Store

N. Main St. , Mechanicsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Ward, John Q. A., House (added 1974 - - #74001409)

335 College St. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ward,John Quincy Adams

Significant Year:

1820

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

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

More Information:

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