Ohio - Defiance County
Defiance County Ohio has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Defiance Park, Brooke Site, Defiance Public Library, Dey Road Bridge and East Side Fire Station.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Younge and Ontario dating back to 500.

Several famous people are associated with these Defiance County historic places including Judge Alexander Latty, Andrew Sauer and William C. Holgate.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Defiance County places including Major Henry Burbeck, George Miller, Jonathan I. Hale, M.S. Mahurin, E.O. Fallis, Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co. and J.F. Wing. Prominent architectural styles found in Defiance Country are Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Brooke Site (added 1976 - - #76001412)
Address Restricted , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Younge, Ontario
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Unknown
Defiance Public Library (added 1985 - - #85003446)
320 Fort St. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wing,J.F., Mahurin,M.S.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Dey Road Bridge (added 1999 - - #99000095)
Also known as Structural File #2033739
0.35 mi. E of US 24 , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
East Side Fire Station (added 1976 - - #76001413)
Also known as Fourth Ward Building
Douglas and Hopkins Sts. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Government
More Information:
Fort Defiance Park (added 1980 - - #80002989)
Also known as De-26
Fort St. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Holgate Avenue Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001497)
328--716 Holgate Ave. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Holgate,William C.
Significant Year:
1872, 1844
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Latty, Judge Alexander, House (added 1991 - - #90002214)
718 Perry St. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Latty,Judge Alexander
Significant Year:
1861
Area of Significance:
Law, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Riverside Chapel (added 1977 - - #77001058)
S. Clinton St. in Riverside Cemetery , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hale,Jonathan I.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Sauer-Watson House (added 1999 - - #78002054)
530 Washington St. , Defiance
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fallis,E.O.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Sauer,Andrew
Significant Year:
1891, 1890
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Speaker, Charles, House (added 1997 - - #97000374)
Also known as Schneider, John W., House
912 Holgate Ave. , Defiance
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
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:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (added 1976 - - #76001414)
High St. , Hicksville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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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