National Register of Historic Places - Ohio (OH), Athens County

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

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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