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

Defiance County Ohio has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Defiance Park, Brooke Site, Defiance Public Library, Dey Road Bridge and East Side Fire Station.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Younge and Ontario dating back to 500.

Several famous people are associated with these Defiance County historic places including Judge Alexander Latty, Andrew Sauer and William C. Holgate.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Defiance County places including Major Henry Burbeck, George Miller, Jonathan I. Hale, M.S. Mahurin, E.O. Fallis, Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co. and J.F. Wing. Prominent architectural styles found in Defiance Country are Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Brooke Site (added 1976 - - #76001412)

Address Restricted , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Younge, Ontario

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Unknown

Defiance Public Library (added 1985 - - #85003446)

320 Fort St. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wing,J.F., Mahurin,M.S.

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Dey Road Bridge (added 1999 - - #99000095)

Also known as Structural File #2033739

0.35 mi. E of US 24 , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Toledo-Massillon Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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East Side Fire Station (added 1976 - - #76001413)

Also known as Fourth Ward Building

Douglas and Hopkins Sts. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Fort Defiance Park (added 1980 - - #80002989)

Also known as De-26

Fort St. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Holgate Avenue Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001497)

328--716 Holgate Ave. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Holgate,William C.

Significant Year:

1872, 1844

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Latty, Judge Alexander, House (added 1991 - - #90002214)

718 Perry St. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Latty,Judge Alexander

Significant Year:

1861

Area of Significance:

Law, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Riverside Chapel (added 1977 - - #77001058)

S. Clinton St. in Riverside Cemetery , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hale,Jonathan I.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Sauer-Watson House (added 1999 - - #78002054)

530 Washington St. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fallis,E.O.

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Sauer,Andrew

Significant Year:

1891, 1890

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Speaker, Charles, House (added 1997 - - #97000374)

Also known as Schneider, John W., House

912 Holgate Ave. , Defiance

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (added 1976 - - #76001414)

High St. , Hicksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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