Ohio - Athens County - Historic Districts
Athens County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Athens State Hospital, Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District, Hocking Valley Railway Historic District, Ohio University Campus Green Historic District and Wolf Plains.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Athens County historic places including William Holmes McGuffey and Daniel Weethee.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Athens County places including Bertram Goodhue, Hocking Valley Railway, Frank L. Packard, John Moser, William Mills, Charles Kircher and David W. Peoples. Prominent architectural styles found in Athens Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Athens County Infirmary (added 2003 - - #03000323)
Also known as Athens County Home
13183 OH 13 , Millfield
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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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 State Hospital (added 1980 - - #80002936)
Also known as Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center
OH 682 and Richland Ave. , Athens
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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
East State Street--Elmwood Place Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000872)
East State St 138-234, 169-277l Elmwood 5-73, 6-72, 74, Athens
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carmichael, Daniel A.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000579)
Jackson Dr. and Arbor Dr. , The Plaines
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
Weethee Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002941)
N of Millfield , Millfield
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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
Wolf Plains (added 1974 - - #74001399)
Address Restricted , Athens
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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
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