The famous person Brigader Gen. James A. Garfield is associated with one of more of the Pike County historic places.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pike County places including Works Progress Administration, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Sammonds Construction Company, Meanor and Handloser, Weiler, James J. and Sons and . Prominent architectural styles found in Pike Country are Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.