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

Butler County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton Historic Civic Center, Harding-Jones Paper Company District, Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District and Rossville Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Butler County historic places including Paul J. Sorg and A.E. Harding.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Frederick G. Mueller, Aaron Austin, Gideon Beaver and William Elliott. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Italianate, Late Victorian and Greek Revival.

Augspurger, Christian, Farm (added 1984 - - #84003952)

5158 Trenton--Oxford Rd. , Trenton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beaver,Gideon

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Austin-Magie Farm and Mill District (added 1982 - - #82001360)

Also known as Felix Fryman Farm

Section 14, Oxford Township . , Oxford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Austin,Aaron

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Dayton-Campbell Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001947)

Primarily Dayton, High and Campbell Ave. between 6th and 11th Sts. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

German Village Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002216)

Also known as See Also:Benninghofen, John, House;Lane--Hooven House;St. St

Roughly bounded by Vine, Dayton, Riverfront Plaza and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Greenwood Cemetery (added 1994 - - #94000771)

Also known as BUT-386-9;BUT-691-9

1602 Greenwood Ave. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Exotic Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Hamilton Downtown Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000458)

Hamilton, Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mueller, Frederick

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Other

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Hamilton Historic Civic Center (added 1995 - - #94000170)

Roughly bounded by Market St., High St., Court St., and Monument Ave., including High--Main St. Bridge , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Art Deco, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Government Office, Road-Related

Current Function:

Government, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Government Office, Road-Related

Harding-Jones Paper Company District (added 1975 - - #75001330)

Both sides of S. Main St. at jct. with railroad tracks , Excello

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Harding,A.E.

Significant Year:

1871, 1875, 1827

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

High Street Commercial Block (added 2004 - - #04000113)

Also known as McCrory's (BUT 727-9), Second National Bank Building; Howell-Sohngen Building

228,232,236 High St. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lane's Mill Historic Buildings (added 1980 - - #80002950)

S of Oxford at 3884 Wallace Rd. , Oxford

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Main Street Commercial Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000027)

Middletown, Middletown

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Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002016)

5171--5251 Rialto Rd. , West Chester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Rossville Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001332)

Roughly bounded by B, E, Main and Amberly Dr. , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mueller,Frederick G., Et al.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

South Main Street District (added 1978 - - #78002015)

Also known as See Also:Tytus, John B., Mansion

S. Main St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Sorg,Paul J.,et al

Area of Significance:

Industry, Invention, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Westrn Female Seminary (added 1979 - - #09000083)

Also known as Western College For Women, Miami Unviersity

US 27 and OH 73, Western College, Miami University , Oxford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School