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

Ross County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mound City Group National Monument, Chillicothe Business District, Chillicothe's Old Residential District, Grandview Cemetery and Great Seal Park Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena, Archaic and Hopewell dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ross County places including John Cook. Prominent architectural styles found in Ross Country are Greek Revival, Mid 19th Century Revival and Classical Revival.

Chillicothe Business District (added 1979 - - #79001931)

Roughly bounded by Water, 4th, Walnut and Hickory Sts. , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital (added 2012 - - #12000110)

17273 OH 104, Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Const. Serv.USA Quartermaster Corps

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Chillicothe's Old Residential District (added 1973 - - #73001523)

Roughly bounded by 4th, S. Mulberry, S. Walnut and 7th Sts. , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cook,John

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Grandview Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78002180)

240 S. Walnut St. , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Great Seal Park Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001615)

Also known as Hill Works;Redman Mounds;Janes Mounds

Address Restricted , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena, Archaic

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Park

Metzger, Charles, Mound (added 1973 - - #73001526)

Also known as Deer Creek Mound Group

Address Restricted , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Mound City Group National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000119)

Also known as HS-%M1-34;HS-%37-38

N of Chillicothe , Chillicothe

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Prehistoric, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Hopewell

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District (added 1974 - - #74001611)

Also known as Priver Works;Dill Mounds I, II, & III;Overly Mound;Rowe Moun

Address Restricted , Bainbridge

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Hopewell

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Park, School