Ohio - Ross County - Historic Districts
Ross County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mound City Group National Monument, Chillicothe Business District, Chillicothe's Old Residential District, Grandview Cemetery and Great Seal Park Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena, Archaic and Hopewell dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ross County places including John Cook. Prominent architectural styles found in Ross Country are Greek Revival, Mid 19th Century Revival and Classical Revival.

Chillicothe Business District (added 1979 - - #79001931)
Roughly bounded by Water, 4th, Walnut and Hickory Sts. , Chillicothe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital (added 2012 - - #12000110)
17273 OH 104, Chillicothe
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Const. Serv.USA Quartermaster Corps
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Chillicothe's Old Residential District (added 1973 - - #73001523)
Roughly bounded by 4th, S. Mulberry, S. Walnut and 7th Sts. , Chillicothe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook,John
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Grandview Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78002180)
240 S. Walnut St. , Chillicothe
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Great Seal Park Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001615)
Also known as Hill Works;Redman Mounds;Janes Mounds
Address Restricted , Chillicothe
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena, Archaic
Period of Significance:
7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Park
Metzger, Charles, Mound (added 1973 - - #73001526)
Also known as Deer Creek Mound Group
Address Restricted , Chillicothe
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Mound City Group National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000119)
Also known as HS-%M1-34;HS-%37-38
N of Chillicothe , Chillicothe
Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Hopewell
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District (added 1974 - - #74001611)
Also known as Priver Works;Dill Mounds I, II, & III;Overly Mound;Rowe Moun
Address Restricted , Bainbridge
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Hopewell
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Park, School
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