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

Lawrence County Ohio (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Olive Furnace, Downtown Ironton Historic District, Marting Hotel, Miller--Knight House and Norfolk And Western Railroad Depot.

The famous person John Campbell is associated with one of more of the Lawrence County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lawrence County places including McCarty & Bulford Richards and Edward G. Frye. Prominent architectural styles found in Lawrence Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Modern Movement.

Downtown Ironton Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001296)

Portions of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Center Sts., Park Ave., Vernon St. and Bobby Bare Blvd. , Ironton

BotMultichillT, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frye, Edward G., et al.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store

Marting Hotel (added 1999 - - #99000331)

Also known as MacArthur Hotel, et al., Marting House

202 Park Av. , Ironton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Richards, McCarty & Bulford

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Miller--Knight House (added 2003 - - #03000720)

2 Township rd. 1046 , Miller

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Norfolk And Western Railroad Depot (added 1978 - - #78002099)

1st St. and Park Ave. , Ironton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frye,Edward G.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Olive Furnace (added 2007 - - #07000299)

Also known as LAW-479-1, Mt. Olive Furnace

OH 93 at TR 239 (Olive Branch Rd.) , Pedro

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Campbell, John

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use