Historic Districts
Ohio - Adams County
Adams County Ohio has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Serpent Mound, Cockerill House, Harshaville Covered Bridge, Kirker Covered Bridge and Kirker, Gov. Thomas, Homestead.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo-Indian, Adena, Fort Ancient and Effigy Mound dating back to 8999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Adams County historic places including Thomas Metcalf, Gov. Thomas Kirker, Joseph R. Cockerill, Andrew Jackson, John T. Wilson and Dr. Abel C. Lewis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adams County places including John Treber, Joseph R. Cockerill, Thomas Metcalf and Peter Wickerham. Prominent architectural styles found in Adams Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Adams County Paleo-Indian District (added 1974 - - #74001389)
Address Restricted , Sandy Springs
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleo-Indian
Period of Significance:
8500-8999 BC, 8000-8499 BC, 7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Buckeye Station (added 1974 - - #74001388)
E of Manchester off U.S. 52 , Manchester
Generic1139, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Cockerill House (added 1978 - - #78001998)
Also known as Judge Stephenson House
115 E. Main St. , West Union
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Cockerill,Joseph R.,et al.
Significant Year:
1850
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Military, Communications
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:
Dayton Power And Light Company Mound (added 1974 - - #74001391)
Address Restricted , Wrightsville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena, Fort Ancient
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Harshaville Covered Bridge (added 1976 - - #76001357)
SR 1 , Harshaville
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Kirker Covered Bridge (added 1975 - - #75001309)
SW of West Union off SR 136 , West Union
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
Kirker, Gov. Thomas, Homestead (added 1975 - - #75001310)
SW of West Union on SR 136 , West Union
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Kirker,Gov. Thomas
Significant Year:
1852, 1805
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
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:
Lewis, Dr. A. C., House (added 1980 - - #80002931)
103 South St. , Winchester
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Historic Person:
Lewis,Dr. Abel C.
Significant Year:
1845
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
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
More Information:
Serpent Mound (added 1966 - - #66000602)
Also known as Great Serpent Mound State Memorial
5 mi. NW of Locust Grove on OH 73 , Locust Grove
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound, Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
The Ridge (added 1992 - - #92001352)
Also known as Ellison House
503 E. 8th St. , Manchester
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1888, 1856
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Treber Inn (added 1976 - - #76001358)
5 mi. NE of West Union on OH 41 , West Union
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Jackson,Andrew,et al.
Significant Year:
1798
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wamsley Village Site (added 1974 - - #74001390)
Address Restricted , Stout
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Fort Ancient, Paleo-Indian
Period of Significance:
1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
West Union Presbyterian Church (added 1976 - - #76001359)
Also known as West Union United Presbyterian Church
108 S. 2nd St. , West Union
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Metcalf,Thomas,et al.
Significant Year:
1810
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Wickerham Inn (added 1979 - - #79001778)
NE of Peebles on OH 41 , Peebles
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wickerham,Peter
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wilson, John T., Homestead (added 1977 - - #77001039)
NE of Seaman on OH 32 , Seaman
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Wilson,John T.
Significant Year:
1844, 1832
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Woods, Tet, Building (added 1982 - - #82003536)
Also known as Victorian Social Club
307 Main St. , West Union
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
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