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

Washington County Ohio (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Harmar Historic District and Marietta Historic District, Cisler Terrace, Coal Run Historic District and Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena and Hopewell dating back to 499 BC.

Learn about famous people who are associated with these Washington County historic places including Col. Josiah Harmar, Rufus Putnam, Thomas H. Cisler and Gen. Rufus Putnam.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including Adolph "Delph" Morris, John M. Slocomb and George W. Hovey. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Late Victorian.

Cisler Terrace (added 1983 - #83002065)

7th and Ephraim Cutler Sts. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris,Adolph "Delph"

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Cisler,Thomas H.

Significant Year:

1885, 1884

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Coal Run Historic District (added 1996 - #96000115)

Also known as See Also:Mason House

Roughly, along Main, Maple and Hill Sts. , Coal Run

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Harmar Historic District (added 1974 - #74001645)

Also known as West Marietta;See Also:93000987(Boundary Increase)

Roughly bounded by the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers and the rear property line of Lancaster, George, and Franklin Sts. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Federal, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Harmar,Col. Josiah,et al.

Significant Year:

1890, 1900, 1785

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Military, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1993 - #93000987)

Roughly bounded by Lancaster, Harmar, Putnam and Franklin Sts. and the Ohio R., Fort Harmar Dr. and the Muskingum R. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Marietta Historic District (added 1974 - #74001646)

Also known as See Also:Rufus Putnam House;Ohio Company Land Office;Erwin H

Roughly bounded by the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers and Warren, 3rd, 5th, and 6th Sts. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Putnam,Rufus,et al.

Significant Year:

1910, 1788

Area of Significance:

Military, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Prehistoric, Industry, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Marietta Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2001 - #01001040)

Roughly bounded by the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, and Warren, 3rd, 5th, and 6th Sts. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Slocomb, John M.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Putnam, Gen. Rufus

Significant Year:

1788

Area of Significance:

Industry, Education, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Prehistoric, Architecture, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Hopewell, Adena

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal, State

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Mortuary, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Marietta Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - #01000903)

Roughly bounded by Marion, Montgomery, Ohio, Greene, Butler, 2nd through 9th Sts., and Ohio and Muskingum Rs. , Marietta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hovey, George W.

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Economics, Commerce, Industry, Architecture, Other, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Vaugh--Stacy--Evans Farm Historic District (added 2006 - #06000764)

7700 OH 60 , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Watertown Historic District (added 1986 - #86000728)

E of OH 339 and N of OH 676 , Watertown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store