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

Knox County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kenyon College, East Gambier Street District and East High Street Historic District, East High Street Historic District and Gambier Historic District.

The famous person Henry B. Curtis is associated with one of more of the Knox County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including Frank L. Packard, William Fish and Robert Wright. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Greek Revival, Art Deco and Federal.

Downtown Mount Vernon Historic District (added 2012 - - #11001092)

S. Main, S. Mulberry, S. Gay, High, Vine, Gambier & Howard Sts., Ohio Ave, & Phillips Dr., Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

East Gambier Street District (added 1976 - - #76001459)

100--519 E. Gambier St. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

East High Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003490)

Roughly bounded by E. Chestnut St., S. Catherine St., E. Vine St., and S. Gay St. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Packard,Frank L., Et al.

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Gambier Historic District (added 2000 - - #99001686)

Roughly bounded by OH 229, Meadow Ln., Brooklyn St. and N Village boundary , Gambier

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fish, William, Wright, Robert

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Kenyon College (added 1975 - - #75001447)

OH 229 and OH 308 , Gambier

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

North Main--North Gay Streets Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000383)

Roughly bounded by Curtis St., N. Gay St., Public Sq., and N. Main St. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Curtis,Henry B.

Significant Year:

1868, 1823

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling