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

Jefferson County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mount Pleasant Historic District, Commercial Street Historic District, North End Neighborhood Historic District, North Hill Historic District and Steubenville Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Carnegie Steel Co. and Thomas Levering. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Art Deco, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Commercial Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000468)

Roughly Commercial St. between McLister and Highland Aves., May, and RR tracks , Mingo Junction

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Mount Pleasant Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001536)

Also known as See Also:Friends Meetinghouse;Lundy,Benjamin,House

Roughly bounded by Union Street Alleys, Cemetery Street, and Market Street. , Mt. Pleasant

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Museum, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

North End Neighborhood Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001486)

Roughly, N. Fourth St. from Dock St. to Franklin Ave. and E side of jct. of Franklin and N. Fifth St. , Steubenville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

North Hill Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000469)

Bounded by Logan, George, Western, and Alley W of Logan Ave. , Mingo Junction

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carnegie Steel Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Steubenville Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001877)

Also known as See Also:Steubenville YMCA Building

Roughly bounded by Washington, Court and Third, Market, and Eight and Commercial Sts. , Steubenville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Union Cemetery--Beatty Park (added 1987 - - #86003507)

1720 W. Market St. and Lincoln Ave. , Steubenville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Levering,Thomas, Et al.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park