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

Belmont County Ohio has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include B & O Railroad Viaduct, Blaine Hill "S" Bridge, Friends Boarding School and Ohio Yearly Meetinghouse Historic District, Imperial Glass Company and Opatrny Village Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena, Late Woodland, Middle Woodland, Fort Ancient, Philo Phase and Monongahela dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Belmont County historic places including Joseph Kirkwood, Dr. Lindley Schooley, Dr. Joseph W. Darrah and Benjamin Lundy.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Belmont County places including Jacob Hayes Linville, Addison Hutton, Harry E. Forney, Wendell Bollman, W.H. & Son Patterson, C. D. Keyser, C.H. Owsley, unknown, Benjamin Exley and Edward Bates Franzheim. Prominent architectural styles found in Belmont Country are Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

B & O Railroad Viaduct (added 1976 - - #76001370)

Also known as Bellaire Viaduct

31st St. , Bellaire

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bollman,Wendell, Linville,Jacob Hayes

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Barnesville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot (added 1985 - - #85001694)

300 E. Church St. , Barnesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Patterson,W.H. & Son

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Barnesville Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002899)

Roughly bounded by Arch, Main, Gardner, Chestnut, Bond and Cherry Sts. , Barnesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Transportation, Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

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Barnesville Petroglyph (added 1974 - - #74001400)

Also known as Barnesville "Track Rocks"

Address Restricted , Barnesville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Belleview Heights (added 1994 - - #94000259)

Also known as Kuchinka Heights;Keyser-Kuchinka House;BEL-698-8

65100 Candlewick Ln. , Belaire

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Franzheim, Edward Bates, Keyser, C. D.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Belmont Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000422)

Roughly bounded by Barrister, John, Jefferson, Sycamore, and Bridge Sts. , Belmont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

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Blaine Hill "S" Bridge (added 2010 - - #10000082)

Also known as Blaine Hill Bridge, Blaine Bridge

Township Rd. 649 , Blane, Pease Township

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

More Information:

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Brick Tavern House (added 1995 - - #95001330)

Also known as The Tavern Stand;Lentz Tavern

US 40 W of St. Clairsville, Richland Township , St. Clairsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Brokaw Site (added 1976 - - #76001371)

Also known as 33Bl-6

Address Restricted , St. Clairsville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland, Middle Woodland

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Central School (added 1980 - - #79001786)

Hickory and S. 4th Sts. , Martins Ferry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Owsley,C.H., Exley,Benjamin

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House (added 2009 - - #09000562)

Negus Rd. , Colerain Township

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Finney-Darrah House (added 1982 - - #82003546)

Also known as Scenery Hill

Scenary Hill , Martin's Ferry

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Darrah,Dr. Joseph W.

Significant Year:

1823

Area of Significance:

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:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Frasier, Thomas T. and Wesley B. Houses (added 1982 - - #82001359)

898 and 920 National Rd. , Brookside

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frasier,Thomas Townsend

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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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Friends Boarding School and Ohio Yearly Meetinghouse Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000168)

Also known as Olney Friends School;Stillwater Monthly Meetinghouse, Taber Farm;Plummer Farm

61830 Sandy Ridge Rd. , Barnesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hutton, Addison, et al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Religion, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Church School, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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George-Caldwell-Grum Farm (added 2018 - - #100002118)

68895 Lloydsville-Bannock Road, Belmont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Great Western Schoolhouse (added 1979 - - #79001787)

W of St. Clairsville on U.S. 40 , St. Clairsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Imperial Glass Company (added 1983 - - #83001945)

29th and Belmont Sts. , Bellaire

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Forney,Harry E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, 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, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Kinney, James, Farmstead (added 1999 - - #99000510)

Also known as Country Mile Farm

44680 Belmont-Centerville Rd. , Belmont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 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:

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Kirkwood, Joseph, House (added 1986 - - #86000239)

329 Bennett St. , Bridgeport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Kirkwood,Joseph,et al.

Significant Year:

1846

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

More Information:

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Morristown Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002943)

Also known as See also:Ephraim Gaston House

Church, Main, W. Cross, E. Cross, and Middle Cross Sts. , Morristown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Opatrny Village Site (added 1975 - - #75001323)

Address Restricted , St. Clairsville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Fort Ancient

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Rock Hill Presbyterian Church (added 2009 - - #09000169)

56244 High Ridge Rd. , Bellaire

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Giffin, George D. and Co.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Schooley, Dr. Lindley, House and Office (added 1982 - - #82003545)

Main St. , Belmont

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Schooley,Dr. Lindley

Significant Year:

1895

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Clairsville Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000246)

E. and W. Main St. between Butler and Sugar Sts. , St. Clairsville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Yost, Joseph Warren

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Lundy, Benjamin

Significant Year:

1825, 1888, 1815

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Tower Site (added 1982 - - #82003544)

Also known as 33-BI-15

Address Restricted , Barnesville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Philo Phase, Monongahela

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Zweig Building (added 2000 - - #00000018)

Also known as Kuchinka Building, BEL-589-8

3396 Belmont St. , Bellaire

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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