Ohio - 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
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Barnesville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot (added 1985 - - #85001694)
300 E. Church St. , Barnesville
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Barnesville Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002899)
Roughly bounded by Arch, Main, Gardner, Chestnut, Bond and Cherry Sts. , Barnesville
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
More Information:
Barnesville Petroglyph (added 1974 - - #74001400)
Also known as Barnesville "Track Rocks"
Address Restricted , Barnesville
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
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:
Belmont Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000422)
Roughly bounded by Barrister, John, Jefferson, Sycamore, and Bridge Sts. , Belmont
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
More Information:
Blaine Hill "S" Bridge (added 2010 - - #10000082)
Also known as Blaine Hill Bridge, Blaine Bridge
Township Rd. 649 , Blane, Pease Township
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Brick Tavern House (added 1995 - - #95001330)
Also known as The Tavern Stand;Lentz Tavern
US 40 W of St. Clairsville, Richland Township , St. Clairsville
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:
Brokaw Site (added 1976 - - #76001371)
Also known as 33Bl-6
Address Restricted , St. Clairsville
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
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:
Finney-Darrah House (added 1982 - - #82003546)
Also known as Scenery Hill
Scenary Hill , Martin's Ferry
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Frasier, Thomas T. and Wesley B. Houses (added 1982 - - #82001359)
898 and 920 National Rd. , Brookside
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:
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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
George-Caldwell-Grum Farm (added 2018 - - #100002118)
68895 Lloydsville-Bannock Road, Belmont
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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:
Imperial Glass Company (added 1983 - - #83001945)
29th and Belmont Sts. , Bellaire
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:
Kinney, James, Farmstead (added 1999 - - #99000510)
Also known as Country Mile Farm
44680 Belmont-Centerville Rd. , Belmont
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:
Kirkwood, Joseph, House (added 1986 - - #86000239)
329 Bennett St. , Bridgeport
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:
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
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:
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
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:
Schooley, Dr. Lindley, House and Office (added 1982 - - #82003545)
Main St. , Belmont
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:
St. Clairsville Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000246)
E. and W. Main St. between Butler and Sugar Sts. , St. Clairsville
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:
Tower Site (added 1982 - - #82003544)
Also known as 33-BI-15
Address Restricted , Barnesville
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Finavon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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